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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [huhn-ee-kree-per]
- /ˈhʌn iˌkri pər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [huhn-ee-kree-per]
- /ˈhʌn iˌkri pər/
Definitions of honeycreeper word
- noun honeycreeper any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America. 1
- noun honeycreeper Hawaiian honeycreeper. 1
- noun honeycreeper A tropical American tanager with a long curved bill, feeding on nectar and insects. 1
- noun honeycreeper any of a family (Drepanididae) of brightly colored, insect-eating, Hawaiian passerine birds 0
- noun honeycreeper any of various small, slender-billed passerine birds (family Emberizidae) of tropical America that feed on nectar and fruits 0
- noun honeycreeper Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes. 0
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Origin of honeycreeper
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; honey + creeper
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Parts of speech for Honeycreeper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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honeycreeper popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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