Meropidae

plural noun
Me·​rop·​i·​dae

Definition of Meropidae

: a family of chiefly tropical usually brightly colored gregarious birds that nest in holes in the ground and constitute a distinct suborder of Coraciiformes — see bee-eater, merops

History and Etymology for Meropidae

New Latin, from Merop-, Merops, type genus + -idae

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