honeyeater
honeyeater noun: any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.
Noun
honeyeater (plural honeyeaters)
- Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.
- For all honeyeaters combined and White-naped Honeyeaters, the only other common species, there is actually a negative correlation between abundance and nectar productivity […] .1985, Hugh A. Ford, David C. Paton, Chapter 12: Habitat Selection in Australian Honeyeaters, with Special Reference to Nectar Productivity, Martin L. Cody (editor), Habitat Selection in Birds, 376
- The spiny-cheeked honeyeater has a more generalized diet and the gastrointestinal tract is similar structurally and proportionally to other honeyeaters.1999, Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Margaretha W. van Rooyen, Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants, page 23
- Synonyms:
- meliphagid
Synonyms of honeyeater
Forms of honeyeater
| plural | honeyeaters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | honey-eater |
Origin of honeyeater
From honey + eater.
Words formed from honeyeater
Questions about honeyeater
- What does honeyeater mean?
- Honeyeater means any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.
- What part of speech is honeyeater?
- Honeyeater is a noun.
- What is the plural of honeyeater?
- The plural of honeyeater is honeyeaters.
Words near honeyeater in the dictionary
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