Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for A'PI-AST-ER
A'PI-A-RYA'PI-CES, or A'PEX-ES
A'PI-AST-ER, n. [From apis, a bee.]
The bird called a bee-eater, a species of Merops. The apiaster has an iron-colored back, and a belly of bluish green. – Encyc.
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