Definition of Honeycreeper in English :

Define Honeycreeper in English

Honeycreeper meaning in English

Meaning of Honeycreeper in English

Pronunciation of Honeycreeper in English

Honeycreeper pronunciation in English

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Honeycreeper

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Noun

1. hawaiian honeycreeper, honeycreeper

small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands

2. honeycreeper

small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar

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Honeycreeper

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noun
1. 
any of a family (Drepanididae) of brightly colored, insect-eating, Hawaiian passerine birds
2. 
any of various small, slender-billed passerine birds (family Emberizidae) of tropical America that feed on nectar and fruits

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Honeycreeper

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n.
1. Any of various small, often brightly colored tropical American birds of the family Thraupidae, having a curved bill used for sucking nectar from flowers.
2. Any of various finches found only in Hawaii, some of which feed on nectar and have curved bills similar to those of the mainland honeycreepers.

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