Home › Words › H › honeybirdhoneybirdhoneybird means any of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.EtymologyFrom Middle English hony brid (“honey-bird, bee”, also an epithet for Christ), equivalent to honey + bird.nounAny of several drab honeyguides, of the genus Prodotiscus, from sub-Saharan Africa.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).