HyperDic: honey_eater

English > 1 sense of the expression *honey eater*:
NOUN	animal	honey eater, honeysucker	Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar

English > *honey eater*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar.
Synonym	honeysucker
Member of	Meliphagidae, family Meliphagidae	honey eaters
Broader	oscine, oscine bird	passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus