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单词 crocodile bird
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crocodile bird


noun

an African courser, Pluvianus aegyptius, that often sits upon basking crocodiles and feeds on their insect parasites.

Origin of crocodile bird

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby crocodile bird

Crockett, Davy, Crockford, crock of shit, Crock-Pot, crocodile, crocodile bird, crocodile clip, Crocodile River, crocodile tears, crocodile tears syndrome, crocodilian
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Example sentences from the Web for crocodile bird

  • Here the voice of the Burong boya (crocodile-bird) may be heard, singing like an English thrush.

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British Dictionary definitions for crocodile bird

crocodile bird

noun

an African courser, Pluvianus aegyptius, that lives close to rivers and is thought to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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