bijeneter

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Dutch

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bijeneter, Merops apiaster

Etymology

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Compound of bij (bee) +‎ -en- +‎ eter (eater).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛiə(n)eːtər/
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  • Hyphenation: bij‧en‧eter

Noun

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bijeneter m (plural bijeneters, diminutive bijenetertje n)

  1. bee-eater (any of various brightly-coloured, insectivorous, near-passerine birds of the family Meropidae)
  2. the European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

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