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honey eater

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honey eater

–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.
Also, hon⋅ey⋅eat⋅er.


Origin:
1725–35
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honey eater

noun
Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar 
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