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HONEYSUCKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does honeysucker mean? 

HONEYSUCKER (noun)
  The noun HONEYSUCKER has 1 sense:

1. Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectarplay

  Familiarity information: HONEYSUCKER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HONEYSUCKER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

honey eater; honeysucker

Hypernyms ("honeysucker" is a kind of...):

oscine; oscine bird (passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)

Holonyms ("honeysucker" is a member of...):

family Meliphagidae; Meliphagidae (honey eaters)


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