"oxpecker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oxpeckers [plural]
Etymology: From ox + pecker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ox|pecker}} ox + pecker Head templates: {{en-noun}} oxpecker (plural oxpeckers)
  1. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah. Wikipedia link: oxpecker Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Derived forms: red-billed oxpecker, yellow-billed oxpecker Translations (Buphagus): renostervoël (Afrikaans), búfag [masculine] (Catalan), 牛椋鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 牛椋鸟 (niúliángniǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), ossenpikker [masculine] (Dutch), loisnokkeli (Finnish), ウシツツキ (ushitsutsuki) (Japanese), thiari [class-10, class-9] (Kikuyu), 소등쪼기새 (sodeungjjogisae) (Korean), bąkojad [masculine] (Polish), бу́йволовый скворе́ц (bújvolovyj skvoréc) [masculine] (Russian), волоклю́й (volokljúj) [masculine] (Russian), picabueyes (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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