meliphagid
/mɛˈlɪfəɡɪd/Ornithology
noun
A bird of the family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater.
adjective
Of, relating to, or designating the bird family Meliphagidae.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Ecology. From scientific Latin Meliphagidae, family name from Meliphaga, genus name (J. W. Lewin & T. Lewin Birds New Holland 7; from ancient Greek μέλι honey + scientific Latin -phaga, feminine of -phagus: see -phagous) + -idae.