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honeycreeper

hon·ey·creep·er [ húnnee krpər ] (plural hon·ey·creep·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small tropical American bird: a small bird with brightly colored feathers and a long slender beak for sucking nectar from flowers. Native to: tropical America.  Family Coerebidae.

2. small Hawaiian bird: a bird that resembles the honeycreeper of tropical America. Native to: Hawaii.  Family Drepanididae.

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