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FAMILY MEROPIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Meropidae mean?
• FAMILY MEROPIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY MEROPIDAE has 1 sense:
1. bee-eaters
Familiarity information: FAMILY MEROPIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bee-eaters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Meropidae; Meropidae
Hypernyms ("family Meropidae" is a kind of...):
bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
Meronyms (members of "family Meropidae"):
genus Merops; Merops (type genus of the Meropidae)
bee eater (colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees)
Holonyms ("family Meropidae" is a member of...):
Coraciiformes; order Coraciiformes (rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)
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