Merops
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek μέροψ (mérops), μέροπος (méropos, “bee-eater”); the Greek sense evolved from μέροψ (mérops, “endowed with speech”), as it was used in poetry to describe articulated people who "divided voices," from μέρος (méros, “portion”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).
Proper noun
Merops m
Derived terms
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- Andreanidis, Antonios (2016): Scientific Names of Southern African Birds Explained: Is It All Greek to You?