honey eater

/'hʌni'i:tə/ Cách viết khác : (honey_sucker) /'hʌni'sʌkə/

Thân thiện

A honey eater sips nectar from a bright red flower.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of bird: A honey eater is a bird belonging to the family Meliphagidae, native to Australasia (Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands). It is characterized by a specialized tongue and bill adapted for feeding on nectar from flowers.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The New Holland honeyeater is a common sight in Australian gardens.
  • We observed a honeyeater extracting nectar from the bottlebrush blossoms.

Advanced Usage

• Ecological role: Honeyeaters are important pollinators for many native Australasian plants.
  • The flowering banksia relies heavily on honeyeaters for pollination.

Variants and Related Words

• Honeyeater (alternative spelling): The single-word form "honeyeater" is the most common modern spelling.
• Meliphagid (n): The scientific family name for honeyeaters.
  • Meliphagids exhibit a wide variety of bill shapes.

Synonyms

• Nectar-feeder: A general term for birds that primarily consume nectar.
• Meliphagid: The formal, scientific synonym.

Related Phrases

• Honeyeater bird: A redundant but sometimes used phrase for clarity.
  • The guide pointed out a honeyeater bird in the canopy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar

Từ đồng nghĩa

• honeysucker