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honey eater

 
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–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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hon·ey·eat·er   (hŭn'ē-ē'tər)   
n.  Any of various birds of the family Meliphagidae of Australia and adjacent regions, having a long extensible tongue adapted for sucking nectar from flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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honeyeater

any of the 170 species of the songbird family Meliphagidae (order Passeriformes), including some of the commonest birds of Australia, New Guinea, and the western Pacific islands

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