honeyeater

== English == === Alternative forms === honey-eater === Etymology === From honey +‎ eater. === Pronunciation === === Noun === honeyeater (plural honeyeaters) Any of the many Australasian birds of the family Meliphagidae, which have a tongue adapted for obtaining nectar from flowers. 1985, Hugh A. Ford, David C. Paton, Chapter 12: Habitat Selection in Australian Honeyeaters, with Special Reference to Nectar Productivity, Martin L. Cody (editor), Habitat Selection in Birds, 376, For all honeyeaters combined and White-naped Honeyeaters, the only other common species, there is actually a negative correlation between abundance and nectar productivity […] . ==== Synonyms ==== meliphagid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====