Vocabulary : Bee-eater to Beeld
Bee-eater : A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colors. ;; An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.Beef : An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food. ;; The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food. ;; Applied colloquially to human flesh. ;; Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
Beefeater : One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. ;; One of the yeomen of the guard, in England. ;; An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
Beefsteak : A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.
Beef-witted : Stupid; dull.
