bijeneter

Dutch

bijeneter, Merops apiaster

Etymology

Compound of bij (bee) + -en- + eter (eater).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛiə(n)eːtər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bij‧en‧eter

Noun

bijeneter m (plural bijeneters, diminutive bijenetertje n)

  1. bee-eater (any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds of the family Meropidae)
  2. The European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

Derived terms

  • groene bijeneter

Further reading

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