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    CROCODILE BIRD

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodilesplay

    Synonyms:

    crocodile bird; Pluvianus aegyptius

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("crocodile bird" is a kind of...):

    courser (swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles)

    Holonyms ("crocodile bird" is a member of...):

    genus Pluvianus; Pluvianus (coursers)

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