family Meropidae

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

family Meropidae - bee-eaters Meropidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsCoraciiformes, order Coraciiformes - rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todiesgenus Merops, Merops - type genus of the Meropidaebee eater - colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees