tick bird
noun
any of various birds that feed on ticks, as an oxpecker.
Origin of tick bird
1First recorded in 1860–65
Words Nearby tick bird
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British Dictionary definitions for tick-bird
tick-bird
noun
another name for oxpecker
Origin of tick-bird
1C19: so called because it eats insects off animals' backs
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