honey eater

hon′ey eat`er

or hon′ey•eat`er,

n.

any of numerous chiefly Australasian songbirds of the family Meliphagidae, highly diverse in size, plumage, and habits, though typically having a tongue adapted for nectar-feeding.

[1725–35]

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honey eater - Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar honeysucker oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus family Meliphagidae, Meliphagidae - honey eaters

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