- genus Merops
- nountype genus of the Meropidae• Syn: ↑Merops• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Meropidae, ↑family Meropidae
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genus Merops
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Merops (genus) — Merops European Bee eater (Merops apiaster) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Merops apiaster — Bee eater Bee eat er, n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A bird of the genus {Merops}, that feeds especially on bees. The European species ({Merops apiaster}) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. (b) An African bird of the genus {Rhinopomastes}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merops — noun type genus of the Meropidae • Syn: ↑genus Merops • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Meropidae, ↑family Meropidae … Useful english dictionary
Merops — may refer to: Merops (genus), a genus of bee eaters. MEROPS, an on line database for peptidases. It may also refer to several figures from Greek mythology: King of Ethiopia, husband of Clymene, who lay with Helios and bore Phaethon Resident of… … Wikipedia
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
Sphinx merops — Taxobox name = Sphinx merops image width = 250px image caption = Sphinx merops , adult regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Sphingidae genus = Sphinx species = S. merops binomial = Sphinx merops… … Wikipedia
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List of birds of Bulgaria — The list of Bulgarian birds includes all bird species which have been seen in the country. Birds marked with (W) are species which spend the winter in Bulgaria but do not breed there, birds marked with (V) are vagrant species and birds marked… … Wikipedia
