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wattled honey eater
Wattlebird Wat"tle*bird`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to Anthoch[ae]ra and allied genera of the family Meliphagid[ae]. These birds usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands. Note: The best-known species (Anthoch[ae]ra carunculata) has the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life, are light blood-red. Called also wattled crow, wattled bee-eater, wattled honey eater. Another species (A. inauris) is streaked with black, gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the genus Anellobia, are closely related, but lack conspicuous wattles. The most common species (A. mellivora) is dark brown, finely streaked with white. Called also goruck creeper. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The Australian brush turkey.

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- Mellivorinae. The genus name, Mellivora, is derived from Latin, meaning "honey eater", while the species name, capensis, pertains to the location where the...
- nectarivorous, the shorter-billed species less so, but even specialised nectar eaters like the spinebills take extra insects to add protein to their diet when...
- Hymenoptera, mostly the European honey bee. A study in Spain found that these comprise 69.4% to 82% of the European bee-eaters' diet. Their impact on bee po****tions...
- In Gr**** mythology, lotophages or the lotus-eaters (Ancient Gr****: λωτοφάγοι, romanized: lōtophágoi) were a race of people living on an island dominated...
- stealing honey is common in many traditions, including Germanic, Celtic, and Slavic. A common Slavic word for the bear is medved "honey eater". The tradition...
- called Dahaʉi or Tevawish – Liver Eaters Penatʉka Nʉʉ or Penateka (other variants: Pihnaatʉka, Penanʉʉ – Honey Eaters Some names given by others include:...
- Scandification. Retrieved 2023-01-26. "The Kalevala: Rune XLVI. Otso the Honey-eater". www.sacred-texts.com. Retrieved 2023-01-26. "Iconic Finnish nature...
- bee-eater attempts to swallow a bat whole". New Scientist. Retrieved 2017-06-29. "Prigonirea prigoriei. [Myths and truths about honey bees and bee eaters...
- came to use the euphemism medved (Russian: медведь), literally meaning "honey-eater". In post-Christian Russian folklore, the bear often appears semi-anthropomorphized...
- co****te'[citation needed]; c. late 1780s – p. 1852) was a civil chief of the "Honey-Eaters" or Penateka band of the Comanche. The height of his prominence was in...