Meliphaga

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From New Latin meliphaga, from Ancient Greek μέλι (méli, honey) + φαγητόν (phagētón, food, consumption), from φαγεῖν (phageîn) aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō), ἔδω (édō, to eat, to consume).

Proper noun

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Meliphaga f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae.

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