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Melidectes
Melidectes
See also: melidectes
Translingual
Proper noun
Melidectes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae.
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
melidectes
melidectes
See also: Melidectes
English

Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi)
Noun
melidectes (plural melidectes)
- 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