honeycreeper means any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From honey + creeper.
noun
- Any of various nectar-feeding birds of the tanager family, belonging to the genera Cyanerpes, Chlorophanes, and Iridophanes.
- Any of the Hawaiian honeycreepers, passerine songbirds of Hawaii.