"honeyeater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honeyeaters [plural]
Etymology: From honey + eater. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|honey|eater}} honey + eater Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeyeater (plural honeyeaters)
  1. Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers. Wikipedia link: honeyeater Categories (lifeform): Honeyeaters Synonyms: meliphagid Derived forms: bar-breasted honeyeater, blue-faced honeyeater, brown honeyeater, New Holland honeyeater, obscure honeyeater, red-headed honeyeater, spiny-cheeked honeyeater, striped honeyeater, white-gaped honeyeater, white-plumed honeyeater Translations (any bird of family Meliphagidae): menjamel [masculine] (Catalan), medosavka [feminine] (Czech), honingeter [masculine] (Dutch), mesikko (Finnish), 蜜吸 (mitsu-sui) (Japanese), 꿀빨기새 (kkulppalgisae) (Korean), miodojad [masculine] (Polish), медосо́с (medosós) [masculine] (Russian), iao (Samoan)

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