Associations to the word «Honeycreeper»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

HONEYCREEPER, noun. Small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands.
HONEYCREEPER, noun. Small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar.

Wise words

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