crocodile bird
noun
an African courser, Pluvianus aegyptius, that often sits upon basking crocodiles and feeds on their insect parasites.
Origin of crocodile bird
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby crocodile bird
crocket,
crockett,
crockett, davy,
crockford,
crocodile,
crocodile bird,
crocodile clip,
crocodile tears,
crocodile tears syndrome,
crocodilian,
crocoite
Example sentences from the Web for crocodile bird
Here the voice of the Burong boya (crocodile-bird) may be heard, singing like an English thrush.
Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak |Harriette McDougall
British Dictionary definitions for crocodile bird
crocodile bird
noun
an African courser, Pluvianus aegyptius, that lives close to rivers and is thought to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles