单词 | meropie |
释义 | † meropien. Heraldry. Obsolete. A heraldic representation of a bee-eater. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Meropidae > genus Merops (bee-eater) meropie1572 eat-bee1608 bee-eater1668 merops1678 society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > heraldic birds eaglec1380 swana1400 phoenix?a1425 pelicana1430 ravena1450 merlette1451 popinjayc1460 eagletc1494 merliona1500 martletc1519 merlion?a1549 spread eagle1550 meropie1572 spread eaglet1602 alerion1625 liver1668 shoveller1780 eagle in her majesty?1828 double eagle1861 hirondelle1880 pelican in her piety1885 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie iii. f. 26v On a torre d'Argente and Azure, a Meropie volante, Sable, membred Gules. Plinye calleth the sayde byrde Merops, which by an other name is called Apiastra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < |
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