honey eater

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

honey eater
    n 1: Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for
         extracting nectar [syn: {honey eater}, {honeysucker}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] honeyflower