oxpecker
ox·peck·er
noun \ˈäks-ˌpe-kər\Definition of OXPECKER
: either of two small dull-colored African birds (Buphagus erythrorhynchus and B. africanus) of the starling family that feed on ticks which they pick from the backs of infested cattle and wild mammals
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circa 1848
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