honeyguide

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noun

Any of several brood-parasitic Old World tropical birds, of the family Indicatoridae, that primarily feed on wax, especially beeswax.

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Meanings

nounhoneyguide (plural honeyguides)

plural honeyguides

  1. Any of several brood-parasitic Old World tropical birds, of the family Indicatoridae, that primarily feed on wax, especially beeswax.

Origin

From honey + guide.

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Translations

Catalan indicador
  • indicadoranimal
Finnish hunajaopas
  • hunajaopasanimal
Hungarian mézkalauz
  • mézkalauzanimal
Japanese 蜜教
  • 蜜教 (mitsu-oshie)animal
Polish miodowód
  • miodowódanimal
Russian медоука́зчик
  • медоука́зчик (medoukázčik)animal
Cite this entry
APA

honeyguide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeyguide

MLA

“honeyguide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeyguide. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honeyguide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeyguide.

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