meliphagan

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meliphagan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Meliphagan \Me*liph"a*gan\, a. [Gr. me`li honey + ? to eat.]
     (Zool.)
     Belonging to the genus Meliphaga.
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  Meliphagan \Me*liph"a*gan\, n. (Zool.)
     Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey
     eater; -- called also meliphagidan.
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