SINCE 1828
oxpecker
noun
ox·peck·er
| \ ˈäks-ˌpe-kər
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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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