OXPECKER

Meaning of OXPECKER in English

noun Date: circa 1848 either of two small dull-colored African birds ( Buphagus erythrorhynchus and B. africanus ) of the starling family that feed on ticks which they pick from the backs of infested cattle and wild mammals

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OXPECKER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : either of two small dull-colored African birds ( Buphagus africanus and Buphagoides erythrorhynchus ) that resemble and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OXPECKER — (n.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
Английский словарь Webster
OXPECKER — ( n. ) An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OXPECKER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OXPECKER — noun Date: circa 1848 : either of two small dull-colored African birds ( Buphagus erythrorhynchus and B. africanus ) of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OXPECKER — noun an african bird of the genus buphaga; the beefeater.
Webster English vocab
OXPECKER — ■ noun a brown African bird related to the starlings, feeding on parasites that infest the skins of large grazing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OXPECKER — also called Tickbird, either of the two species of the African genus Buphagus, of the family Sturnidae (order Passeriformes). Both …
Britannica English vocabulary
OXPECKER — oxpecker BrE AmE ˈɒks ˌpek ə AmE \ ˈɑːks ˌpek ə r ▷ oxpecker|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OXPECKER — орнит. волоклюй (Buphagus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
OXPECKER — орнит. волоклюй ( Buphagus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
OXPECKER — n. Pronunciation: ' äks- ˌ pe-k ə r Function: noun Date: circa 1848 : either of two small dull-colored African …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TICKBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: tick (I) + bird : a bird (as the oxpecker or ani) that eats ticks infesting quadrupeds
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RHINOCEROS BIRD — noun 1. : oxpecker 2. : rhinoceros hornbill
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OXBITER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : cowbird 2. : oxpecker
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OXBIRD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : dunlin 2. dialect England : the sanderling or other sandpiper 3. : an African weaverbird ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TICK BIRD — any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker. [ 1860-65 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHINOCEROS BIRD — ■ noun another term for oxpecker .
Concise Oxford English vocab
OXBIRD — any of certain small sandpipers, especially the dunlin (q.v.). In Africa the buffalo weaver (q.v.) and the oxpecker are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BUPHAGUS ERYTHRORHYNCHUS
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
BUPHAGUS AFRICANUS — yellow-billed oxpecker
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
BUPHAGUS ERYTHRORHYNCHUS — Red-billed Oxpecker
Ornitho-Birds English vocab
BUPHAGUS ERYTHRORHYCHUS — RED-BILLED OXPECKER
Ornitho-Birds English vocab
BUPHAGUS AFRICANUS — Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Ornitho-Birds English vocab
ВОЛОКЛЮЙ — орнит. (Buphagus) oxpecker
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