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me·rop·i·dae
\ ̷ ̷ˈräpəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Merop-, Merops, type genus + -idae
: a family of chiefly tropical usually brightly colored gregarious birds that nest in holes in the ground and constitute a distinct suborder of Coraciiformes — see bee-eater, merops |