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MEROPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Merops mean?
• MEROPS (noun)
The noun MEROPS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Meropidae
Familiarity information: MEROPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Meropidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Merops; Merops
Hypernyms ("Merops" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Holonyms ("Merops" is a member of...):
family Meropidae; Meropidae (bee-eaters)
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