Honeysucker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Honeysucker is a noun meaning (Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
Meaning
(Africa) Any of the sunbirds.
More Meanings
- (Australia, obsolete) A honeyeater.
- (South Africa) A vacuum truck.
- (obsolete) A honeyguide.
Example Sentences
There were also many palms, some of them more than one hundred feet high, and the largest and most beautiful tree ferns that I ever saw, about which hung clouds of jewelled honeysuckers and great-winged butterflies.
Word Forms
- honeysuckers
- honey-sucker
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include honeybird, honeyeater, nectariniid, honeycreeper, hyliota, honeyguide.
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