WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hon′ey eat′er, 
  1. any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
Also, hon′ey•eat′er. 
  • 1725–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
honey-eater / ˈhʌnɪˌiːtə/
  1. any small arboreal songbird of the Australasian family Meliphagidae, having a downward-curving bill and a brushlike tongue specialized for extracting nectar from flowers
'honey eater' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bellbird - honey-eater - honeysucker - tui

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