bee-eater

bee-eater
Merops apiaster

Meaning

Noun

Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.

Origin

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

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