Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bee-eater

/ˈbiː iːtəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: bee-eater
IPA: /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee, eater.

Etymology

From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps.

Inflected Forms

bee-eaters (plural)

Phrases

bay-headed bee-eater chestnut-headed bee-eater rufous-crowned bee-eater

Questions

How do you pronounce bee-eater?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiː iːtəɹ/.
What does bee-eater mean?: Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.
Where does bee-eater come from?: From the diet of these birds, which consists of flying insects, especially bees and wasps.

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