HyperDic: crocodile_bird

English > 1 sense of the expression crocodile bird:
NOUNanimalcrocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptiusAfrican courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
English > crocodile bird: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAfrican courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles.
SynonymPluvianus aegyptius
Member ofPluvianus, genus PluvianusCoursers
Broadercourserswift-footed terrestrial / terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa

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