||Prom"e*rops (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; before + &?; bee-eater.]
||(Zoˆl.) 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.
||Pro*me"the*a (?), n. [NL. See Prometheus.] (Zoˆl.) A large American
||bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the
||sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from
||a branch by a silken band.