'honey-eater' definitions:

Definition of 'honey-eater'

From: GCIDE
  • honey eater \honey eater\, honey-eater \honey-eater\n. One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the family Meliphagid[ae] having tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker.
  • Syn: honeysucker. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] honeyflower