Pronunciation: ' b ē - ˌ ē -t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1668
: any of a family (Meropidae) of brightly colored slender-billed insectivorous chiefly tropical Old World birds
Pronunciation: ' b ē - ˌ ē -t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1668
: any of a family (Meropidae) of brightly colored slender-billed insectivorous chiefly tropical Old World birds
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012