OXPECKER


Meaning of OXPECKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈäks-ˌpe-kər ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.