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单词 honey eater
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honey eater

or hon·ey·eat·er

noun

any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.

Origin of honey eater

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby honey eater

honeycomb tripe, honeycomb work, honeycreeper, honeydew, honeydew melon, honey eater, honeyed, honey fungus, honey gilding, honey guide, honey locust
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Example sentences from the Web for honey eater

  • Then Louhi sent Otso the Bear, the honey-eater, but he was slain by the hero, who made a banquet of his flesh for the people.

    National Epics|Kate Milner Rabb

  • This Honey-eater is remarkable in having a narrow lilac skin on the cheek, with a light line of yellow feathers beneath it.

    Expedition into Central Australia|Charles Sturt

  • He suspects that the honey-eater nests at all times of the year.

    The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3|Rollin H. Baker

British Dictionary definitions for honey eater

honey-eater
/ (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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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