sugarbird

[ shoog-er-burd ]

noun

1. any of various honeycreepers that feed on nectar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugarbird¹

First recorded in 1680–90; sugar + bird

Example Sentences

“We were looking at sourcing cookies from different vendors,” Shim said about the process of selecting the cafe’s baked goods from locals such as Sugarbird and Larder Baking Company.

From Los Angeles Times

The islands glitter with bright, swooping birds, whose local names are often as colorful as their plumage: the sugarbird or bananaquit; eight varieties of tern, one known as kill-'em-Polly; five endemic warblers, one called Betsey-kick-up or Mary-shake-well; the common stilt or crackpot soldier; the mangrove cuckoo or 4 o'clock bird; the magnificent frigate, and the brown pelican, with its beak holding more than its belican.

From Time Magazine Archive