Bee-eater

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɪjiːtÉ™/

Origin

From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps.

Full definition of bee-eater

Noun

1. Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, .