"honeybird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honeybirds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hony brid (“honey-bird, bee”, also an epithet for Christ), equivalent to honey + bird. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hony brid|pos=also an epithet for Christ|t=honey-bird, bee}} Middle English hony brid (“honey-bird, bee”, also an epithet for Christ), {{com|en|honey|bird}} honey + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeybird (plural honeybirds)
  1. Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia link: honeybird Categories (lifeform): Piciforms

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