bee-eatern.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bee n.¹, eater n..

Etymology: < bee n.¹ + eater n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbee-ˌeater.

A genus of birds ( Merops) which devour bees and flies, one species of which ( M. apiaster) is an occasional visitant to England. Many of the species are brilliantly coloured.

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1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 87 Merops..Apiaster, the Bee-eater.

1768 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. (new ed.) II Merops, the bee-eater..a very beautiful bird, somewhat larger than the common king-fisher.

1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xxii. 684 The bee-eaters flash like live emeralds across our path.

1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. vi. 129 Gem-like bee-eaters flashed among the reeds.

1955 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles IV. 43 The European bee-eater and the blue-cheeked bee-eater, which has once wandered to Britain,..have overlapping migration routes in Egypt, Syria and Persia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	bee-eater
释义	bee-eatern. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bee n.¹, eater n.. Etymology: < bee n.¹ + eater n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbee-ˌeater. A genus of birds ( Merops) which devour bees and flies, one species of which ( M. apiaster) is an occasional visitant to England. Many of the species are brilliantly coloured. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Meropidae > genus Merops (bee-eater) meropie1572 eat-bee1608 bee-eater1668 merops1678 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 87 Merops..Apiaster, the Bee-eater. 1768 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. (new ed.) II Merops, the bee-eater..a very beautiful bird, somewhat larger than the common king-fisher. 1877 A. B. Edwards Thousand Miles up Nile xxii. 684 The bee-eaters flash like live emeralds across our path. 1896 H. A. Bryden Tales S. Afr. vi. 129 Gem-like bee-eaters flashed among the reeds. 1955 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles IV. 43 The European bee-eater and the blue-cheeked bee-eater, which has once wandered to Britain,..have overlapping migration routes in Egypt, Syria and Persia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1668
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