An African bird of the courser family, with a striking pattern of black and white over a mainly bluish back and buff-coloured underparts.
Pluvianus aegyptius, family Glareolidae
Also called crocodile bird
Example sentencesExamples
- The Egyptian Plover is sometimes called the Crocodile Bird because of the relationship they reportedly have with crocs.
- The Egyptian plover is the tooth-cleaner for the crocodile.
- The Egyptian plover buries its egg in sand by day and incubates at night.