crocodile bird

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crocodile bird

A black and white African bird (Pluvianus aegyptius) that is related to the plover and feeds on insects that parasitize crocodiles.

crocodile bird

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an African courser, Pluvianus aegyptius, that lives close to rivers and is thought to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles

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crocodile bird - African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles

Pluvianus aegyptius

courser - swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

genus Pluvianus, Pluvianus - coursers

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