英语词汇“tick-bird”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tick-bird
释义	tick-bird in British English noun another name for oxpecker Word origin C19: so called because it eats insects off animals' backs oxpecker in British English (ˈɒksˌpɛkə) noun either of two African starlings, Buphagus africanus or B. erythrorhynchus, having flattened bills with which they obtain food from the hides of cattle Also called: tick-bird tick bird in American English noun any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker Word origin [1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: institutionalism, jumping jack, metric system, pop-up, trade name
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tick-bird in British English