Gurney's sugarbird

noun

A medium-sized passerine bird of the species Promerops gurneyi, endemic to the mid- and high-altitude grassland velds in southern Africa.

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Meanings

nounGurney's sugarbird (plural Gurney's sugarbirds)

plural Gurney's sugarbirds

  1. A medium-sized passerine bird of the species Promerops gurneyi, endemic to the mid- and high-altitude grassland velds in southern Africa.

Origin

After British banker and amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney (1819-1890).

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Gurney's sugarbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurney's%20sugarbird

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“Gurney's sugarbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurney's%20sugarbird. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gurney's sugarbird,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gurney's%20sugarbird.

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