bee-eater

Noun CEFR B2

ˈbiː iːtəɹ

Definitions

Any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, especially the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bee, eater.

Equivalents

Españolabejaruco

Françaisguêpier

DeutschBienenfresser

23 more languages

العربيةوروار

Catalàabellerol

Češtinavlha

Ελληνικάμελισσοφάγος

Esperantoabelmanĝulo meropo

Suomimehiläissyöjä

Gaeilgebeachadóir

Galegoabellaruco abelleiro meixengra

Bahasa Indonesiakirik-kirik

Italianogruccione vespiere

日本語ハチクイハチクイ科

한국어벌잡이새

Nederlandsbijeneter

Portuguêsabelharuco abelheiro mejengra

Românăalbinărel prigorie viespar

Русскийщурка

Svenskabiätare

తెలుగుపచ్చరెక్క

Tagalogmanunubing parikparik

Türkçearı kuşu

Tiếng Việtchim trảu trâu

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

bee-hive bee-line bee's dick Beeac Beeb beeball

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