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tick bird

noun

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

tick-bird

noun

  1. See oxpecker
    another name for oxpecker

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tick bird1

First recorded in 1860–65

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tick bird1

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

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