tickbird

tickbird

tick-bird
1> птица, поедающая клещей на животных

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  • tickbird — tick·bird (tĭkʹbûrd ) n. See oxpecker. * * * …   Universalium

  • tickbird — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: tick (I) + bird : a bird (as the oxpecker or ani) that eats ticks infesting quadrupeds …   Useful english dictionary

  • Oxpecker — Tickbird redirects here. This term is also applied to other birds, e.g. the Yellow headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) of Latin America. Oxpeckers Red billed Oxpecker …   Wikipedia

  • Yellow-headed Caracara — An adult Yellow headed Caracara in Colon, Panama Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • oxpecker — /oks pek euhr/, n. either of two African starlings of the genus Buphagus, characterized by their habit of riding on large, wild animals and domestic cattle to feed on ticks. [1840 50; OX + PECKER] * * * ▪ bird also called  Tickbird,  … …   Universalium

  • groove-billed ani — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a rather small ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) having the upper mandible marked by several curved grooves and ridges * * * groove billed ani «GROOV BIHLD», a gregarious black tickbird found from northern South America to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • smooth-billed ani — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a common ani (Crotophaga ani) * * * smooth billed ani «SMOOTH BIHLD», a gregarious black tickbird, commonly found in the warmer parts of America …   Useful english dictionary

  • tickeater — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : tickbird …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|ni — «AH nee», noun, plural a|nis. a kind of cuckoo with black feathers, inhabiting the warmer parts of America; tickbird. ╂[perhaps < a Tupi (Brazil) word] …   Useful english dictionary

  • ox|peck|er — «OKS PEHK uhr», noun. a small African starling that feeds on external parasites that infest the hides of cattle and other animals; tickbird …   Useful english dictionary


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