What does honeycreeper mean?
Definitions for honeycreeper
ˈhʌn iˌkri pərhon·ey·creep·er
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Princeton's WordNet
honeycreeper, Hawaiian honeycreepernoun
small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
honeycreepernoun
small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
Wiktionary
honeycreepernoun
Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
honeycreepernoun
Also applied to the Hawaiian honeycreeper, a passerine songbird of Hawaii.
Etymology: honey + creeper
Wikipedia
Honeycreeper
The typical honeycreepers form a genus Cyanerpes of small birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. They are found in the tropical New World from Mexico south to Brazil. They occur in the forest canopy, and, as the name implies, they are specialist nectar feeders with long curved bills. The four Cyanerpes species have colourful legs, long wings and a short tail. The males are typically glossy purple-blue and the females greenish.
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honeycreeper
A honeycreeper is a type of small to medium-sized, brightly colored bird found in tropical regions, particularly in the New World in Central and South America. They are part of the tanager family, Thraupidae, and are known for their slender, pointed bills, which they use to feed on nectar from flowers.
Wikidata
Honeycreeper
The typical honeycreepers are small birds in the tanager family. They are found in the tropical New World from Mexico south to Brazil. They occur in the forest canopy, and, as the name implies, they are specialist nectar feeders with long curved bills. The four Cyanerpes species have colourful legs, long wings and a short tail. The males are typically glossy purple-blue and the females greenish. The Green Honeycreeper is called a Honeycreeper, but belongs to the monotypic Chlorophanes genus. It has a larger, stouter beak than the Cyanerpes group, and is less heavily dependent on nectar. The Golden-collared Honeycreeper, is also a honeycreeper, but is monotypic in the genus Iridophanes.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of honeycreeper in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of honeycreeper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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