Syn: honeysucker. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
honey eater — honey eater, honey eater honey eater . One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[ae]} having tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; called also {honeysucker}. Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
honey eater — noun Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar • Syn: ↑honeysucker • Hypernyms: ↑oscine, ↑oscine bird • Member Holonyms: ↑Meliphagidae, ↑family Meliphagidae * * * … Useful english dictionary
honey eater — Ō ō, ā ā (male); ākohekohe; ō ō ā ā (Kaua i); hulimai a. ♦ Honey eater singing with gay voice in the forest (FS 287), ka ō ō kani leo le a i ka nahele … English-Hawaiian dictionary
honey eater — type of bird which feeds on honey … English contemporary dictionary
honey eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers. Also, honeyeater. [1725 35] * * * … Universalium
honey eater — hon′ey eat er or hon′ey•eat er n. orn 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 • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
honey-eater — … Useful english dictionary
wattled honey eater — Wattlebird Wat tle*bird , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to {Anthoch[ae]ra} and allied genera of the family {Meliphagid[ae]}. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
regent honey eater — noun Etymology: regent (as in regent bird) + honey eater : flying coachman … Useful english dictionary
Honey — For other uses, see Honey (disambiguation). Jars of honey and honeycomb … Wikipedia
