honeycreeper

/ˈhʌniˌkripər/

Definitions of honeycreeper

1. noun

   small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
   synonyms: Hawaiian honeycreeper

   types:

   mamo

   black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct

   type of:

   finch

   any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
2. noun

   small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
   types:

   banana quit

   any of several honeycreepers

   type of:

   oscine, oscine bird

   passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus