Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crocodile bird

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
crocodile bird
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

crocodile birds (plural)

Synonyms

trochil trochilos ziczac pluvianus aegyptius

Questions

What does crocodile bird mean?
An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius
Where does crocodile bird come from?
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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