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honeybird

honeybird noun: any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.

honeybird: any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa
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Noun

honeybird (plural honeybirds)

  1. Any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.

Forms of honeybird

pluralhoneybirds

Origin of honeybird

From Middle English hony brid (“honey-bird, bee”, also an epithet for Christ), equivalent to honey + bird.

Questions about honeybird

What does honeybird mean?
Honeybird means any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.
What part of speech is honeybird?
Honeybird is a noun.
What is the plural of honeybird?
The plural of honeybird is honeybirds.

Words near honeybird in the dictionary

  1. honeybees
  2. honeybell
  3. honeybells
  4. honeyberries
  5. honeyberry
  6. honeybird
  7. honeybirds
  8. honeyblob
  9. honeyblobs
  10. Honeybone
  11. Honeybones

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