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honeycreeper

honeycreeper noun: any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.

Noun

honeycreeper (plural honeycreepers)

  1. Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
  2. Any of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.

Forms of honeycreeper

pluralhoneycreepers

Origin of honeycreeper

From honey + creeper.

Words formed from honeycreeper

Questions about honeycreeper

What does honeycreeper mean?
Honeycreeper means any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
What part of speech is honeycreeper?
Honeycreeper is a noun.
What is the plural of honeycreeper?
The plural of honeycreeper is honeycreepers.

Words near honeycreeper in the dictionary

  1. honeycombed
  2. honeycombing
  3. honeycombings
  4. honeycomblike
  5. honeycombs
  6. honeycreeper
  7. honeycreepers
  8. Honeycrisp
  9. Honeycrisps
  10. honeycup
  11. honeycups

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