† meropidann.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meropidae , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Meropidae, family name (C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz Analyse de la nature (1815) 66; < Merops (see merops n.) + -idae : see -id suffix³) + -an suffix. N.E.D. gives the pronunciation (mĕrǫ·pidăn) /məˈrɒpɪdən/.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

A. n.

A bird of the family Meropidae; a bee-eater.

ΘΚΠ

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meropidan1842

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 733/2 Meropidans, Meropidæ, the family of Insessorial birds of which the bee-eater (Merops) is the type.

B. adj.

Of or belonging to the family Meropidae.

ΚΠ

1885 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. IV. ii Meropidan, of or belonging to the family Meropidæ: as, of meropidan affinities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	meropidan
释义	† meropidann.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Meropidae , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Meropidae, family name (C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz Analyse de la nature (1815) 66; < Merops (see merops n.) + -idae : see -id suffix³) + -an suffix. N.E.D. gives the pronunciation (mĕrǫ·pidăn) /məˈrɒpɪdən/. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. A. n. A bird of the family Meropidae; a bee-eater. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Meropidae meropidan1842 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 733/2 Meropidans, Meropidæ, the family of Insessorial birds of which the bee-eater (Merops) is the type. B. adj. Of or belonging to the family Meropidae. ΚΠ 1885 Cassell's Encycl. Dict. IV. ii Meropidan, of or belonging to the family Meropidæ: as, of meropidan affinities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.1842
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