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Merops

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[mee-rops] / ˈmi rɒps /

noun

  1. (in theIliad ) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.


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On NATO's recommendation, Poland and fellow eastern flank country Romania have quickly acquired a handful of the Merops systems to help plug the gaps in the short-term.

From Barron's

He said,—and flung Around her neck his arms; and by his life, The life of Merops, and his sisters' hopes Of nuptial bliss, adjures her to obtain Proofs of his birth celestial.

From Project Gutenberg

They were the sons of the Percosian seer Merops, expert in the soothsayers' art1015 Above all other; he his sons forbad The bloody fight, but disobedient they Still sought it, for their destiny prevailed.

From Project Gutenberg

The Hoopoe is common, Merops, Pastor, and ravens. 

From Project Gutenberg

The large swift shot screaming overhead; and the cries of the troops of Merops, with silver-lined wings, resembled those of the sand-grouse.

From Project Gutenberg