crocodile bird

noun

An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius

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trochiltrochilosziczacPluvianus aegyptius
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Meanings

nouncrocodile bird (plural crocodile birds)

plural crocodile birds

  1. An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius

    Synonyms: trochil, trochilos, ziczac

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius

Similar
trochiltrochilosziczac

More synonyms by meaning

nounAfrican courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles

Similar
Pluvianus aegyptius
Broader
courser

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

The species is one of several plovers doubtfully associated with the "trochilus" bird mentioned in a supposed cleaning symbiosis with the Nile crocodile.

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Translations

Finnish krokotiilinvartija
  • krokotiilinvartijaPluvianus aegyptius
French pluvian
  • pluvianPluvianus aegyptius
Japanese 鰐千鳥
  • 鰐千鳥 (wanichidori)Pluvianus aegyptius
Russian крокоди́лов сто́рож, еги́петский бегуно́к
  • крокоди́лов сто́рож (krokodílov stórož)Pluvianus aegyptius
  • еги́петский бегуно́к (jegípetskij begunók)Pluvianus aegyptius
Turkish timsah kuşu
  • timsah kuşuPluvianus aegyptius
Cite this entry
APA

crocodile bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocodile%20bird

MLA

“crocodile bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocodile%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crocodile bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crocodile%20bird.

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