Table of Contents
CIDE DICTIONARY

promerops

CIDE DICTIONARY

promeropsn. [NL., fr. Gr. before + bee-eater.].
     Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail.  [1913 Webster]

For further exploring for "promerops" in Webster Dictionary Online


created in 0.27 seconds
powered by
bible.org - YLSA