noun

oxpecker

oxpecker · oxpeckers

буйволовый скворец, волоклюй

Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, endemic to the…Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, endemic to the sub-Saharan African savanna.

» The oxpecker attached itself to the giraffe.

Meaning

1 senses

Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, endemic to the sub-Saharan African savanna.
бу́йволовый скворе́цbújvolovyj skvoréc, волоклю́йvolokljúj

Examples

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The oxpecker attached itself to the giraffe.
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Oxpecker birds rid giraffes of their parasites.
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Translations

3 languages

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By meaning 1

Buphagus:

Origin

From ox + pecker.

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Forms

plural: oxpeckers

Singular	oxpecker
Plural	oxpeckers

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