bee-eater
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bee-eater
- /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/
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From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps.
noun 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.
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noun bird in the family Meropidae
| Español | abejaruco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벌잡이새 beoljabisae |
| 日本語 | ハチクイ hachikui, ハチクイ科 hachikui-ka |
| 中文 | 食蜂鳥 /食蜂鸟 shífēngniǎo, 蜂虎科 fēnghǔ-kē |
| Português | abelharuco, mejengra, abelheiro |
| Français | guêpier |
| Deutsch | Bienenfresser |
| Italiano | gruccione, vespiere |
| Ελληνικά | μελισσοφάγος melissofágos |
| Română | viespar, albinărel, prigoare, prigorie |
| Русский | щу́рка ščúrka |
| Tiếng Việt | trảu |
| العربية | وَرْوَار warwār |
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