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blue-cheeked bee-eater

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Merops persicus, a species of bee-eater found in North Africa and the Middle East.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Dutch: groene bijeneter — Merops persicus
  • Greek: πράσινος μελισσοφάγος (prásinos melissofágos) — Merops persicus
  • Russian: зелёная щу́рка (zeljónaja ščúrka) — Merops persicus
  • Russian: перси́дская щу́рка (persídskaja ščúrka) — Merops persicus
  • Swedish: grön biätare — Merops persicus