bee-eater

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   any brightly colored insect-eating bird of the family Meropidae, known for catching bees and wasps in flight

   The European bee-eater caught a wasp in midair and struck it against the perch before swallowing it.

A transparent compound of bee + eater, named for the birds' diet of flying insects, including bees and wasps. Bee-eaters typically remove or discharge a stinging insect's venom before swallowing it.

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