Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Meropidan \Me*rop"i*dan\, n. [L. merops a bee-eating bird, Gr.
   me`rops.] (Zo["o]l.)
   One of a family of birds ({Meropid[ae]}), including the
   bee-eaters.

Source : WordNet®

Meropidae
     n : bee-eaters [syn: {family Meropidae}]