honeycreeper
honeycreeper · honeycreepers
Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera…Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
Any of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.
More definitions
- small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
- small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
Origin
From honey + creeper.From honey + creeper.
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Forms
plural: honeycreepers| Singular | honeycreeper |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands:Hawaiian honeycreeper