melidectes

See also: Melidectes

English
Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi)

Wikispecies

Etymology

From New Latin Melidectes, from Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, “honey”) + δέκτης (déktēs, “receiver”).

Noun

melidectes (plural melidectes)

  1. Any of a number of birds in the genus Melidectes in the honeyeater family, endemic to New Guinea and New Britain.

Hyponyms
  • Belford's melidectes
  • cinnamon-browed melidectes
  • Gilliard's melidectes
  • Huon melidectes
  • long-bearded melidectes
  • ornate melidectes
  • short-bearded melidectes
  • sooty melidectes
  • Vogelkop melidectes
  • yellow-browed melidectes
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