meliphagine
/mɛˈlɪfədʒɪn/Ornithology
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating (originally) the bird family Meliphagidae, which includes the honeyeaters of Australasia, or (now) the subfamily Meliphaginae.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ibis: a quarterly journal of ornithology. From scientific Latin Meliphaga + -ine. In later use influenced by scientific Latin Meliphaginae, subfamily name.