meropidan

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noun

Any bird (such as the bee-eaters) of the family Meropidae

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounmeropidan (plural meropidans)

plural meropidans

  1. Any bird (such as the bee-eaters) of the family Meropidae

Origin

  1. translingualMeropidae
  2. Englishmeropidan

From the scientific translingual Meropidae + the English suffix -an.

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meropidan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meropidan

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“meropidan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meropidan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meropidan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meropidan.

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