\Prom"e*rops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?
bee-eater.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging
to {Promerops}, {Epimarchus}, and allied genera, closely
related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New
Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated
tail.