Drepanididae
plural noun
Drep·a·nid·i·dae
ˌdrepəˈnidəˌdē
: a family of Hawaiian passerine birds including some that have a long curved bill suitable for feeding on the nectar of flowers and comprising the Hawaiian honeycreepers see mamo
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Drepanid-, Drepanis, type genus (from Latin drepanis, a bird, perhaps the swift, from Greek drepanid-, drepanis, from drepanē sickle) + -idae