Merops

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Ancient Greek μέροψ (mérops), μέροπος (méropos, bee-eater); the Greek sense evolved from μέροψ (mérops, endowed with speech), as it was used in poetry to describe articulated people who "divided voices," from μέρος (méros, portion) + ὄψ (óps, voice).

Proper noun

Merops m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meropidae.

Derived terms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
  • Andreanidis, Antonios (2016): Scientific Names of Southern African Birds Explained: Is It All Greek to You?
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