What does "honeyeater" mean?

Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.

What is a synonym for "honeyeater"?

Common synonyms include: meliphagid, meliphagid, o o.

Honeyeater

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Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.
"1985, Hugh A. Ford, David C. Paton, Chapter 12: Habitat Selection in Australian Honeyeaters, with Special Reference to Nectar Productivity, Martin L. Cody (editor), Habitat Selection in Birds, 376, For all honeyeaters combined and White-naped Honeyeaters, the only other common species, there is actually a negative correlation between abundance and nectar productivity […] ."

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meliphagid meliphagid o o

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"1985, Hugh A. Ford, David C. Paton, Chapter 12: Habitat Selection in Australian Honeyeaters, with Special Reference to Nectar Productivity, Martin L. Cody (editor), Habitat Selection in Birds, 376, For all honeyeaters combined and White-naped Honeyeaters, the only other common species, there is actually a negative correlation between abundance and nectar productivity […] ."

Etymology

From honey + eater.

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