Bee-eater Definition
bēētər
noun
Any of various chiefly tropical Old World birds of the family Meropidae that have brightly colored plumage and feed on bees and wasps.
American Heritage
Any of a family (Meropidae) of small, brightly colored, tropical Old World coraciiform birds that feed on bees and other insects.
Webster's New World
Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.
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Other Word Forms of Bee-eater
Noun
Singular:
bee-eater
Plural:
bee-eatersOrigin of Bee-eater
From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps.
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