honeycreeper
NounSynonyms:
Hawaiian honeycreeper
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islandsSynonyms: Hawaiian honeycreeperType of finchKinds mamoMember of Drepanididae, family Drepanididae
- small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectarType of oscine, oscine birdKinds banana quitMember of Coerebidae, family Coerebidae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
honeycreeper, honey creeper noun
1. Any of a number of small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands belonging to the subfamily Drepanidae. Syn. — Hawaiian honeycreeper.
2. any of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family Cœrebidæ, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, abundant in Central and South America; they are songbirds with a curved bill for sucking nectar. [ + ]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5