Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: crocodile bird  'kró-ku,dI(-u)l burd
  1. African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
    "The crocodile bird fearlessly picks parasites from between the crocodile's teeth";
    - Pluvianus aegyptius

Derived forms: crocodile birds

Type of: courser

Part of: genus Pluvianus, Pluvianus

Encyclopedia: Crocodile bird