PLUVIANUS AEGYPTIUS

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Meaning:

African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles

Synonyms:

crocodile bird; Pluvianus aegyptius

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pluvianus aegyptius" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Pluvianus aegyptius" is a member of...):

genus Pluvianus; Pluvianus (coursers)

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