English Explanatory Dictionary

oxpecker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

oxpecker oxpeckers

Etymology

From ox + pecker.

Derived words

red-billed oxpecker yellow-billed oxpecker
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