crocodile bird

/ˌkrɑkəˈdaɪl bərd/
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Other forms: crocodile birds

Definitions of crocodile bird
  1. noun
    African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
    synonyms: Pluvianus aegyptius
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    type of:
    courser
    swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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