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Meaning of "honey-eater" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HONEY-EATER

honey-eater  [ˈhʌnɪˌiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONEY-EATER

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Honey-Eater is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HONEY-EATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

honey-eater

Honeyeater

The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also found in New Zealand, the Pacific islands as far east as Samoa and Tonga, and the islands to the north and west of New Guinea known as Wallacea. Bali, on the other side of the Wallace Line, has a single species. Honeyeaters and the Australian chats make up the family Meliphagidae. In total there are 182 species in 42 genera, roughly half of them native to Australia, many of the remainder occupying New Guinea. With their closest relatives, the Maluridae, Pardalotidae, and Acanthizidae they comprise the superfamily Meliphagoidea and originated early in the evolutionary history of the oscine passerine radiation. Although honeyeaters look and behave very much like other nectar-feeding passerines around the world, they are unrelated, and the similarities are the consequence of convergent evolution. The extent of the evolutionary partnership between honeyeaters and Australasian flowering plants is unknown, but probably substantial.

Definition of honey-eater in the English dictionary

The definition of honey-eater in the dictionary is any small arboreal songbird of the Australasian family Meliphagidae, having a downward-curving bill and a brushlike tongue specialized for extracting nectar from flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HONEY-EATER


akita
əˈkiːtə
anteater
ˈæntˌiːtə
beefeater
ˈbiːfˌiːtə
beta
ˈbiːtə
crabeater
ˈkræbˌiːtə
eater
ˈiːtə
eta
ˈiːtə
figeater
ˈfɪɡˌiːtə
heater
ˈhiːtə
liter
ˈliːtə
Lolita
ˌlɒˈliːtə
margarita
ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə
meter
ˈmiːtə
partita
pɑːˈtiːtə
peter
ˈpiːtə
seedeater
ˈsiːdˌiːtə
toadeater
ˈtəʊdˌiːtə
tweeter
ˈtwiːtə
vita
ˈviːtə
zeta
ˈziːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONEY-EATER

honey buzzard
honey creeper
honey fungus
honey guide
honey locust
honey mesquite
honey mouse
honey phalanger
honey plant
honey-coloured
honey-like
honey-sweet
honeybee
honeybun
honeybunch
honeycomb
honeycomb moth
honeydew
honeydew melon
honeydewed

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONEY-EATER

beater
cheater
defeater
eggbeater
fire-eater
four-seater
Greater
immersion heater
in hot water
meat-eater
movie theater
night storage heater
preheater
radiant heater
repeater
sweater
theater
treater
two-seater
water heater
windcheater

Synonyms and antonyms of honey-eater in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «honey-eater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HONEY-EATER

Find out the translation of honey-eater to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of honey-eater from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «honey-eater» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蜂蜜食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

honey- eater
570 millions of speakers

English

honey-eater
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहद भक्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العسل آكلى لحوم البشر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мед -людоед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comedor de mel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধু রঙের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mangeur de miel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berwarna madu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Honig - Esser
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蜂蜜を食べる人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꿀 먹는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Madu-colored
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mật ong ăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேன் நிறமுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मधु-रंगीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bal rengi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

honey - eater
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zjadacz miodu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мед - людожер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miere - mâncător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέλι - τρώγων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heuning - eter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

honey - eater
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

honning - eater
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of honey-eater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONEY-EATER»

The term «honey-eater» is used very little and occupies the 152.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONEY-EATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about honey-eater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONEY-EATER»

Discover the use of honey-eater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honey-eater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Report of Meeting
Tattle Yellow-spotted Honey -eater." 317. Ptilotis fusca. " Fuscous Honey -eater." 318. Ptilotis lewini. " Yellow-eared Honey-eater." 319. Ptilotis frenata. " Bridled Honey-eater." 320. Ptilotis flavistriata. " Yellow-streaked Honey-eater." 321. Ptilotis ...
ANZAAS., 1898
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Queensland Geographical Journal ...: Including the ...
§Bed-headed Blood Bird §Black Honey-eater . . §Shy Honey-eater §Banded Honey-eater §Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater §Bar-breasted Honey- eaterl §Brown Honey-eater . . §Mulgrave Honey-eater §Faint-barred Honey- eater §Yellow ...
James Park Thomson, 1902
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Notes on the Natural History, Etc., of Western Australia: ...
SUB-FAMILY MYZOMELIN.E. Myzomela erythrocephala [Gld.] " Red-headed Honey-eater," N. Myzomela nigra [Gld.] " Black Honey-eater." Myzomela pectoralis [Gld.] " Branded Honey-eater," N. Myzomela obscura [Gld.] " Dusky Honey-eater," ...
M. A. C. Fraser, 1908
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South Australia: Its History, Resources, and Productions
E. Meliornis Novre-Hollandim New Holland honey-eater Lichmera australasiana Tasmanian honey -eater Glycyphila fulvifrona Fulvous honey-eater albifrons White-fronted honey-eater * fasciata Fasciated honey-eater Stigmatops ocularis ...
William Harcus, 1876
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Queensland Geographical Journal: Including the Proceedings ...
Including the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, Queensland. Honey -eaters — Continued. § Red-headed Blood Myzomela erythrocephala (Gld.) . . Q'ld, N.Aus. Bird §Black Honey-eater .. Myzomela nigra ( Gld.) .. .-.
‎1902
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Western Australian Year Book
The fourth species (G. ocularis), or the Brown Honey-eater. is one of the most common birds in the thickets and scrubs on the Swan River. It is easily recognised by its almost uniform dark-brown coat and its great activity and almost ceaseless ...
‎1902
7
Blue Book ...
Myzomela erythrocephala [Gld.] " Eed-headed Honey-eater." Myzomela nigra [ Gld.] " Black Honey-eater." Myzomela pectoralis [Gld.] " Branded Honey-eater." Myzomela obscura [Gld.] " Dusky Honey-eater." Acanthorhynchns superciliosus ...
Western Australia. Registrar General's Office, 1900
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The Emu: Official Organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' ...
Two or three eggs are laid, and, as in the case of the Fuscous Honey-eater a marked difference in the size and colouring of the sets is noticed. Two sets each containing two eggs measured respectively :—(a) .84 x .6 in. and .84 x .6 in.; (b) . 94 x ...
‎1907
9
The Science of Learning
The hird leads by emitting a repetitive series of chirring notes and, as the honey eater moves toward it, flitting between a position near the honey eater and the general direction of the bee nest (Friedmann, 1955; Isack & Rever, 1989: Short ...
Joseph J. Pear, 2014
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Catalogue of the Animals preserved in the Museum ... April 1829
From among the most conspicuous of these forms the following types may be selected: (9l8) the New Holland Honey Eater, (Meliphaga Nova: Hollandire, Lewin); (926) the Cardinal Honey Eater, (Meliphaga cardinalis) 5 (935) the Chattering ...
Zoological Society of London, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONEY-EATER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term honey-eater is used in the context of the following news items.
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Travel taboos around the world
Similarly, in Russian, a bear is called a medved or "honey-eater", and the Sami people of the Arctic also replace the original name with a ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
2
9 Fascinating Maps Show the Origins of Our Most Common Words
"Honey-eater" is a popular, and adorable, way of describing bears. 2. Church. Source: Imgur. Most of the words for "church" seem to have ... «Mic, Nov 14»
3
These Fascinating Maps Show The Origin Of Words We Use All The …
Notice the dominant word literally means “honey-eater.” Another reddit user noted that “pi” is a prefix for “beer” in several European countries ... «Business Insider Australia, Nov 14»
4
Urban bushland vital to Perth's birds
"The singing honey-eater, interestingly, is one of the few native species most likely to be found in urban areas." The study recommends ... «Phys.Org, Nov 13»
5
More Than Words: Amped For Camp
Russians called you “honey-eater,” the Welsh “honey-pig.” Lithuanians called you “the licker” (no joke). Irish people went with “the good calf. «Autostraddle, Oct 13»
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Behind the beekeeper's business secrets
Instead, the honey-eater doesn't have much reaction at all, especially if the honey is very local. It's not only individual bodies that benefit from ... «New Zealand Herald, Mar 12»
7
How Do Noisy Miners Cope With Noise?
Alternative and more poetic names include "garrulous honey-eater," "black-headed miner," "snakebird," "cherry-eater," "mickey," and "squeaker. «Science 2.0, Jan 12»
8
Marathon men sow seeds of history
''It is particularly important for the local honey-eater birds because it is one of the few winter flowering plants in the area,'' he said. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 11»
9
Birds of paradise on Fraser Island
Use this content. A blue-faced honey-eater on Fraser Island. Jim Eagles. Popular Stories. Car and truck crash on Maryborough Hervey Bay ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Dec 10»
10
Gloss wears off new offerings from Seven
... of the children's show Humphrey B. Bear, the first since 2003, continuing the network's 40-year relationship with the pantless honey-eater. «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 07»

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