"honeyguide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honeyguides [plural]
Etymology: From honey + guide. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|honey|guide}} honey + guide Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeyguide (plural honeyguides)
  1. Any of several brood-parasitic Old World tropical birds, of the family Indicatoridae, that primarily feed on wax, especially beeswax. Wikipedia link: honeyguide Categories (lifeform): Piciforms Translations (animal): hunajaopas (Finnish), mézkalauz (Hungarian), chepkeche (Nandi), اينو (ino) [feminine] (Pashto)

Inflected forms

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