"meliphagid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: meliphagids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} meliphagid (plural meliphagids)
  1. (zoology, ornithology) Any bird of the family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater. Categories (topical): Ornithology, Zoology Categories (lifeform): Honeyeaters Synonyms (any species of Meliphagidae): honeyeater

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