Meliphagan

2 definitions found

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

  Meliphagan \Me*liph"a*gan\, a. [Gr. me`li honey + ? to eat.]
     (Zool.)
     Belonging to the genus {Meliphaga}.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Meliphagan \Me*liph"a*gan\, n. (Zool.)
     Any bird of the genus {Meliphaga} and allied genera; a honey
     eater; -- called also {meliphagidan}.
     [1913 Webster]