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meropidan, a. and n. Ornith.|məˈrɒpɪdən|
[f. mod.L. Meropid-æ + -an.]
a. adj. Of or pertaining to the picarian family Meropidæ (Cassell's Encycl. Dict. 1885).
b. n. A bird of the family Meropidæ.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Meropidans, Meropidæ, the family of Insessorial birds of which the bee-eater (Merops) is the type. |