honeyeater

noun

hon·​ey·​eat·​er ˈhə-nē-ˌē-tər 

: any of a family (Meliphagidae) of oscine birds chiefly of the South Pacific that have a long extensible tongue adapted for extracting nectar and small insects from flowers

Examples of honeyeater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are more than a dozen endemics to keep an eye out for, including the pied monarch, Macleay’s honeyeater and Victoria’s riflebird. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 27 May 2026

For example, Australia’s regent honeyeater populations have been shrinking and are critically endangered. — Daniel T. Blumstein, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025

According to Professor Morales and collaborators’ recent findings, the regent honeyeaters’ genetic erosion will only get worse. — Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Expedition Cyclops also rediscovered Mayr’s honeyeater, a species of bird not seen for 15 years. — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for honeyeater

• amphitheater
• bolometer
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• centimetre
• decimeter
• ergometer
• expositor
• gasometer
• gravimeter
• hexameter
• manometer
• milliliter