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