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crocodile bird

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crocodile bird
n.
A black and white African bird (Pluvianus aegyptius) that is related to the plover and feeds on insects that parasitize crocodiles.
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Noun1.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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