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honeycreeper definition

honey·creeper (hun′ē krē′pər)

noun

  1. any of a family (Drepanididae) of brightly colored, insect-eating, Hawaiian passerine birds
  2. any of various small, slender-billed passerine birds (family Emberizidae) of tropical America that feed on nectar and fruits

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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