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tickbird

tickbird noun: a bird, the oxpecker.

Noun

tickbird (plural tickbirds)

  1. A bird, the oxpecker.
  2. A bird, the yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima).

Forms of tickbird

pluraltickbirds

Origin of tickbird

From tick + bird.

Questions about tickbird

What does tickbird mean?
Tickbird means a bird, the oxpecker.
What part of speech is tickbird?
Tickbird is a noun.
What is the plural of tickbird?
The plural of tickbird is tickbirds.

Words near tickbird in the dictionary

  1. tick-trefoil
  2. tick-trefoils
  3. tickable
  4. tickbean
  5. tickbeans
  6. tickbird
  7. tickbirds
  8. tickbite
  9. tickbites
  10. tickborne
  11. tickbox

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