Meropidae

Translingual

Etymology

Merops +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Meropidae

A taxonomic family within the order Coraciiformes – the bee-eaters.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Coraciiformes - order

Hyponyms

(family): Meropogon, Merops, Nyctyornis - genera

References

Meropidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Meropidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Meropidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Meropidae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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