tick bird
noun
any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.
Origin of tick bird
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby tick bird
tical,
ticarcillin disodium,
tichy,
ticino,
tick,
tick bird,
tick box,
tick fever,
tick off,
tick over,
tick paralysis
British Dictionary definitions for tick-bird
Word Origin for tick-bird
C19: so called because it eats insects off animals' backs