Word Explorer

Honeyeater

Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.

📖 Definitions of "Honeyeater"

noun
  1. 1

    Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Honeyeater"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
helmetedHaving or wearing a helmet, or having the appearance of wearing a helmet.
meliphagidnoun(zoology, ornithology) Any bird of the family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater.
honeysuckernoun(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
wattlebirdnounAny of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
spiny-cheeked honeyeaternounA honeyeater, Acanthagenys rufogularis, of mainland Australia.
brown honeyeaternounA species of honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta, of New Guinea and Australia.
white-plumed honeyeaternounAny of species Ptilotula penicillata of honeyeaters, of Australia.
blue-eyenounFish of the family Pseudomugilidae, native to Australia and New Guinea.
blue-faced honeyeaternounA species of honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis, of Australia and New Guinea, the adults of which have large unfeathered blue patches on the face.
chatnoun(countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
red-headed honeyeaternounA species of honeyeater, Myzomela erythrocephala, of northern Australia, New Guinea, and the Lesser Sundas.
melliphagoidnoun(ornithology) A bird of the passerine superfamily Meliphagoidea, a diverse group native to Australia and elsewhere in the South Pacific.
flowerpeckernounAny member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
bee-eaternounAny of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.
spinebillnounEither of the Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus, types of honeyeaters.
minernounA person who works in a mine.
melidectesnounAny of a number of birds in the genus Melidectes in the honeyeater family, endemic to New Guinea and New Britain.
white-gaped honeyeaternounA species of honeyeater, Stomiopera unicolor, of northern Australia, having a large white unfeathered gape patch.
meliponinenounAny (stingless) bee of the tribe Meliponini.
bloodbirdnounAn Australian honeyeater, the scarlet myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta).

🎨 Adjectives for "Honeyeater"

Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.

📝 Common Phrases with "Honeyeater"

Words that come before

Words that come after

Translate “Honeyeater” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Honeyeater
Honeyeater — Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words | TranslatePulse