单词 | honey-eater |
释义 | honey-eater in British English (ˈhʌnɪˌiːtə) noun any small arboreal songbird of the Australasian family Meliphagidae, having a downward-curving bill and a brushlike tongue specialized for extracting nectar from flowers honey eater in American Englishnoun any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers Also: honeyeater Word origin [1725–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arcade, copyright, hairline, postmortem, snowflake |
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