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‖ merops|ˈmɛrɒps| [L., a. Gr. µέροψ.] The bee-eater, Merops apiaster. (Obs. exc. Ornith. as the name of the genus.)
[1678Ray Willughby's Ornith. 148 Bellonius..writes thus concerning the Merops.] 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. 262/1 The Merops, or Bee-eater, is like the Kings-Fisher in shape. 1706in Phillips (ed Kersey). |