honeycreeper

hon·ey·creep·er

 (hŭn′ē-krē′pər)

n.

1. Any of various small, often brightly colored tropical American birds of the family Thraupidae, having a curved bill used for sucking nectar from flowers.

2. Any of various finches found only in Hawaii, some of which feed on nectar and have curved bills similar to those of the mainland honeycreepers.

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hon•ey•creep•er

(ˈhʌn iˌkri pər)

n.

1. any of several long-billed, brightly colored songbirds of the genera Cyanerpes and Chlorophanes, of the New World tropics, now usu. classed with the tanagers.

2. Hawaiian honeycreeper.

[1880–85]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	honeycreeper - small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands Hawaiian honeycreeper finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Drepanididae, family Drepanididae - Hawaiian honeycreepers mamo - black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
	2.	honeycreeper - small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus Coerebidae, Dacninae, family Coerebidae, family Dacninae - the honeycreepers banana quit - any of several honeycreepers

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