sugarbird

[ shoo g-er-burd ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌbɜrd /

noun

any of various honeycreepers that feed on nectar.

Origin of sugarbird

First recorded in 1680–90; sugar + bird

Words nearby sugarbird

sugar-free, sugar-loaf, sugar-tit, sugarallie, sugarberry, sugarbird, sugarbush, sugarcane, sugarcane borer, sugarcoat, sugarcoating

British Dictionary definitions for sugar bird

sugar bird

noun

a South African nectar-eating bird, Promerops cafer, with a long curved bill and long tail: family Meliphagidae (honey-eaters)