tickbird

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noun

A bird, the oxpecker.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nountickbird (plural tickbirds)

plural tickbirds

  1. A bird, the oxpecker.
  2. A bird, the yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima).

Origin

From tick + bird.

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APA

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

MLA

“tickbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickbird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickbird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickbird.

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