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honeysucker

honeysucker noun: any of the sunbirds.

Noun

honeysucker (plural honeysuckers)

  1. (Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
    • There were also many palms, some of them more than one hundred feet high, and the largest and most beautiful tree ferns that I ever saw, about which hung clouds of jewelled honeysuckers and great-winged butterflies.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
  2. (Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
  3. (obsolete) A honeyguide.
  4. (South Africa) A vacuum truck.

honeysucker meaning in Tamil

honeysucker in Tamil

தேனுறிஞ்சி

Forms of honeysucker

pluralhoneysuckers
alternative formhoney-sucker

Origin of honeysucker

From honey + sucker.

Questions about honeysucker

What does honeysucker mean?
Honeysucker means any of the sunbirds.
What is honeysucker in Tamil?
Honeysucker in Tamil is தேனுறிஞ்சி. See Honeysucker meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is honeysucker?
Honeysucker is a noun.
What is the plural of honeysucker?
The plural of honeysucker is honeysuckers.

Words near honeysucker in the dictionary

  1. honeys up
  2. honeysome
  3. honeystone
  4. Honeystreet
  5. honeysuck
  6. honeysucker
  7. honeysuckers
  8. honeysuckle
  9. honeysuckle heath
  10. honeysuckled
  11. honeysuckles

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