meropsn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛrɒps/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrɑps/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin merops.

Etymology: < classical Latin merops < ancient Greek μέροψ bee-eater, of uncertain origin.There may be some connection between ancient Greek μέροψ bee-eater and ancient Greek Μέροπες , the name of the inhabitants of Cos (after their eponymous hero, Μέροψ ). There are a number of similar pairs of names of birds and names of peoples in ancient Greek, as δρύοψ a kind of woodpecker and Δρύοπες inhabitants of southern Euboea; the suffix -οψ may be Thraco-Phrygian or Macedonian in origin. The connection, if any, with ancient Greek μέροπ- , μέροψ in the Homeric formula μερόπων ἀνθρώπων is unclear (compare merop adj. and meropic adj.). This phrase was interpreted in antiquity as meaning ‘of articulate speech’, being derived by folk etymology from the stem of μείρεσθαι to divide (see mero- comb. form¹) + ὄψ voice (see opeidoscope n.).

Originally: the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster. Now usually (in form Merops): the genus (family Meropidae) containing this and most other bee-eaters; a bird of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 117.

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1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 148 Bellonius..writes thus concerning the Merops.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 262/1 The Merops, or Bee-eater, is like the Kings-Fisher in shape.

1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iii. ii. 253 Each Feather..hath a white Spot..as in the Merops.

1770 G. White Let. 16 June in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 316/1 The merops is a fine bird, & rare!

1854 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. I. 433 The passage in Aristotle, mentioning the Merops as one of the enemies most destructive to bees, is in the 40th chapter of the 9th book of his ‘History of Animals’.

1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia vi. 176 The shrike let pass The nestling-finch..Nor hawked the merops, though the butterflies..flitted thick Around his perch.

1957 C. W. Mackworth-Praed & C. H. B. Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. (ed. 2) I. 593 A local non-gregarious species with the habits of a Melittophagus not of a Merops.

1985 B. Campbell & E. Lack Dict. Birds 38/2 Three species of Merops and the genera Nyctyornis and Meropogon inhabit the middle storeys and canopy of lowland tropical rain-forests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merops
释义	meropsn. Brit. /ˈmɛrɒps/, U.S. /ˈmɛrɑps/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin merops. Etymology: < classical Latin merops < ancient Greek μέροψ bee-eater, of uncertain origin.There may be some connection between ancient Greek μέροψ bee-eater and ancient Greek Μέροπες , the name of the inhabitants of Cos (after their eponymous hero, Μέροψ ). There are a number of similar pairs of names of birds and names of peoples in ancient Greek, as δρύοψ a kind of woodpecker and Δρύοπες inhabitants of southern Euboea; the suffix -οψ may be Thraco-Phrygian or Macedonian in origin. The connection, if any, with ancient Greek μέροπ- , μέροψ in the Homeric formula μερόπων ἀνθρώπων is unclear (compare merop adj. and meropic adj.). This phrase was interpreted in antiquity as meaning ‘of articulate speech’, being derived by folk etymology from the stem of μείρεσθαι to divide (see mero- comb. form¹) + ὄψ voice (see opeidoscope n.). Originally: the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster. Now usually (in form Merops): the genus (family Meropidae) containing this and most other bee-eaters; a bird of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 117. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Meropidae > genus Merops (bee-eater) meropie1572 eat-bee1608 bee-eater1668 merops1678 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 148 Bellonius..writes thus concerning the Merops. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 262/1 The Merops, or Bee-eater, is like the Kings-Fisher in shape. 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iii. ii. 253 Each Feather..hath a white Spot..as in the Merops. 1770 G. White Let. 16 June in Notes & Queries (1985) Sept. 316/1 The merops is a fine bird, & rare! 1854 C. Knight Eng. Cycl.: Nat. Hist. I. 433 The passage in Aristotle, mentioning the Merops as one of the enemies most destructive to bees, is in the 40th chapter of the 9th book of his ‘History of Animals’. 1879 E. Arnold Light of Asia vi. 176 The shrike let pass The nestling-finch..Nor hawked the merops, though the butterflies..flitted thick Around his perch. 1957 C. W. Mackworth-Praed & C. H. B. Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. (ed. 2) I. 593 A local non-gregarious species with the habits of a Melittophagus not of a Merops. 1985 B. Campbell & E. Lack Dict. Birds 38/2 Three species of Merops and the genera Nyctyornis and Meropogon inhabit the middle storeys and canopy of lowland tropical rain-forests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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