"honeycreeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honeycreepers [plural]
Etymology: honey + creeper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|honey|creeper}} honey + creeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeycreeper (plural honeycreepers)
  1. Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes. Categories (lifeform): Tanagers, True finches
    Sense id: en-honeycreeper-en-noun-pSTPPFgm Disambiguation of Tanagers: 52 48 Disambiguation of True finches: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 61 39
  2. Any of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii. Categories (lifeform): Tanagers, True finches
    Sense id: en-honeycreeper-en-noun-xa9d0b2S Disambiguation of Tanagers: 52 48 Disambiguation of True finches: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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