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    FAMILY MEROPIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Bee-eatersplay

    Synonyms:

    family Meropidae; Meropidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Meropidae" is a kind of...):

    bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

    Meronyms (members of "family Meropidae"):

    genus Merops; Merops (type genus of the Meropidae)

    bee eater (colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees)

    Holonyms ("family Meropidae" is a member of...):

    Coraciiformes; order Coraciiformes (rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)

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