A heraldic representation of a bee-eater.

An English name for the Merops apiaster, (sometimes wrongly identified with the Wood-pecker.) Cf. bee-eater, n.

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…

Originally: the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster. Now usually (in form Merops): the genus (family Meropidae) containing this and most other…