bee-eater

== English == === Etymology === From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/ === Noun === bee-eater (plural bee-eaters) Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee,‎ eater. ==== Derived terms ==== bay-headed bee-eater chestnut-headed bee-eater rufous-crowned bee-eater ==== Translations ==== === References === bee-eater on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Meropidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Meropidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons