Honeysucker

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Honeysucker \Hon"ey*suck`er\, n. (Zool.)
     See {Honey eater}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  honey eater \honey eater\, honey-eater \honey-eater\n.
     One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the
     family {Meliphagid[ae]} having tongue and bill adapted for
     extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; --
     called also {honeysucker}.
  
     Syn: honeysucker.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] honeyflower

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  honeysucker
       n : Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for
           extracting nectar [syn: {honey eater}]