English Explanatory Dictionary

bee-eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee, eater.

Pronunciation

/ˈbiː iːtəɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bee-eater.wav

Word forms

bee-eater bee-eaters

Etymology

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

Derived words

bay-headed bee-eater chestnut-headed bee-eater rufous-crowned bee-eater
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