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Meaning of MELIPHAGAN

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Me*liph"a*gan\, a. [Gr. me`li honey + ? to eat.]
    (Zo["o]l.)
    Belonging to the genus {Meliphaga}.
    
    
  2. \Me*liph"a*gan\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
    Any bird of the genus {Meliphaga} and allied genera; a honey
    eater; -- called also {meliphagidan}.
    
    
 

 

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