noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
2. 2
   small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar wordnet
3. 3
   Any of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.
4. 4
   small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hawaiian honeycreeper

Etymology

From honey + creeper.

Related phrases

golden-collared honeycreeperscarlet honeycreeperhawaiian honeycreeper

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