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crocodile bird

crocodile bird noun: an Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius.

crocodile bird: an Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius
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Noun

crocodile bird (plural crocodile birds)

  1. An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius

Synonyms of crocodile bird

Forms of crocodile bird

pluralcrocodile birds

Origin of crocodile bird

The species is one of several plovers doubtfully associated with the "trochilus" bird mentioned in a supposed cleaning symbiosis with the Nile crocodile.

Questions about crocodile bird

What does crocodile bird mean?
Crocodile bird means an Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius.
What part of speech is crocodile bird?
Crocodile bird is a noun.
What is the plural of crocodile bird?
The plural of crocodile bird is crocodile birds.

Words near crocodile bird in the dictionary

  1. crocks up
  2. crockware
  3. crocky
  4. croco-snapped
  5. crocodile
  6. crocodile bird
  7. crocodile birds
  8. crocodile clip
  9. crocodile clips
  10. crocodile closest to the canoe
  11. crocodile monitor

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