honeycreeper

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noun
Definitions
  • Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
  • Also applied to the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.

Etymology

Compound from English honey + English creeper.

Origin

English

creeper

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