Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honey-eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: hon-ey-eater
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagidæ having tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker .

Questions

What does honey-eater mean?: One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagidæ having tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker .

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