noun
colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
• Hypernyms: ↑coraciiform bird
• Member Holonyms: ↑Meropidae, ↑family Meropidae
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bee eater,
any one of a family of insect-eating birds, native to Europe and Asia, having bright plumage and a slender bill.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.