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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bee-eater

Singular:

bee-eater

Plural:

bee-eaters

From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps.

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