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honeycreeper

hon·ey·creep·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhn-ee-kree-per]
    • /ˈhʌn iˌkri pər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
conjunction
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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