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honey guide

hon·ey guide (plural hon·ey guides)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small tropical bird feeding on beeswax: a small bird that feeds on the wax and larvae remaining after people or animals have removed the honey from bees' nests. Native to: tropical forests of Africa and Asia.  Family Indicatoridae.

2. markings on flower: a series of dots or lines on the perianth of a flower that guide insects toward the nectar. They are sometimes only visible to the human eye in ultraviolet photographs.

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