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tick bird

noun

  1. any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.


tick-bird

noun

  1. another name for oxpecker
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tick bird1

First recorded in 1860–65
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tick bird1

C19: so called because it eats insects off animals' backs

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