Definition of Meropidae. Meaning of Meropidae. Synonyms of Meropidae

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Definition of Meropidae

Meropidae
Meropidan Me*rop"i*dan, n. [L. merops a bee-eating bird, Gr. me`rops.] (Zo["o]l.) One of a family of birds (Meropid[ae]), including the bee-eaters.

Meaning of Meropidae from wikipedia

- The bee-eaters are a group of birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia, with...
- near p****erine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The rainbow bee-eater is the only species of Meropidae found in Australia and is monotypic. Its closest...
- bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near p****erine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in southern and central Europe, northern and southern Africa...
- Coraciidae (rollers) Family Brachypteraciidae (ground-rollers) Family Meropidae (bee-eaters) Suborder Alcedines Family Todidae (todies) Family Momotidae...
- (Merops philippinus) is a near p****erine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia where many po****tions...
- (Merops hirundineus) is a near p****erine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird...
- (Merops albicollis) is a near p****erine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara, Africa...
- variegatus) is a central African species of bird. It is a member of the family Meropidae. Meropids are all visually similar and have a diet specialized in Hymenopterans...
- stings deter many potential predators, bee-eaters (in the bird family Meropidae) specialise in eating stinging insects, making aerial sallies from a perch...
- bee-eater (Merops persicus) is a near p****erine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Gr**** for "bee-eater", and persicus...