What is "honey eater"

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.

n. Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar [syn: honeysucker]