BEE-EATER

n.[bee and eat. ] A bird that feeds on bees. There are several species included in the genus merops, of which the apiaster of Europe is remarkable for the brilliancy of its plumage.

BEE-EATER

BEE-EATER Bee "-eat `er, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. apiaster ) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. (b ) An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.

bee-eater

bee-eat er ▶noun a brightly colored insectivorous bird with a large head and a long down-curved bill, and typically with long central tail feathers. [Family Meropidae: three genera, in particular Merops, and including the European bee-eater (M. apiaster ).]

bee-eater

bee-eater ▶noun a brightly coloured insectivorous bird with a large head and a long downcurved bill, typically having long central tail feathers. ●Family Meropidae: three genera, in particular Merops, and including the European bee-eater (M. apiaster ).