honeycreeper

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noun

Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.

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Hawaiian honeycreeper
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Meanings

nounhoneycreeper (plural honeycreepers)

plural honeycreepers

  1. Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
  2. Any of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands

Similar
Hawaiian honeycreeper
Broader
finch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From honey + creeper.

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APA

honeycreeper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeycreeper

MLA

“honeycreeper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeycreeper. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honeycreeper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeycreeper.

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