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flowerpecker
[ flou-er-pek-er ]
noun
- any of numerous small, arboreal, usually brightly colored oscine birds of the family Dicaeidae, of southeastern Asia and Australia.
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Origin of flowerpecker1
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Example Sentences
I observed this flowerpecker once at Quoin Hill, in much-disturbed primary forest, but was unable to secure a specimen.
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Prionichilus maculatus maculatus (Temminck): Yellow-throated Flowerpecker.
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I saw this flowerpecker once, in the moss forest above Tenom.
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Prionichilus xanthopygius (Salvadori): Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker.
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