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Definition of Oxpecker
1. n. An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
Definition of Oxpecker
1. Noun. Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oxpecker
1. an African bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Oxpecker
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxpecker
Literary usage of Oxpecker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mind in the Lower Animals, in Health and Disease by William Lauder Lindsay (1880)
"The oxpecker—so called—extracts the larva or caterpillar of ... Starlings in this
country do for sheep what the oxpecker does for the ox in Africa—rids them ..."
2. Reference Guides that Should be Known and how to Use Them by Florence May Hopkins (1919)
"Under Buffalo Bird two references are given; after number 1, (oxpecker) what
abbreviation appears? This abbreviation comes from the Latin words "quod vide," ..."
3. Reference Guides that Should be Known and how to Use Them: A Series of Eight by Florence May Hopkins (1916)
"Under Buffalo bird, at the end of the article, we read "(1) An oxpecker, qv" This
is another kind ... Therefore, see under "oxpecker," in the encyclopaedia, ..."
4. Reference Guides that Should be Known and how to Use Them: A Series of Eight by Florence May Hopkins (1916)
"Under Buffalo bird, at the end of the article, we read "(1) An oxpecker, qv" This
is another kind ... Therefore, see under "oxpecker," in the encyclopaedia, ..."
5. Reference Guides that Should be Known and how to Use Them by Florence May Hopkins (1919)
"Under Buffalo Bird two references are given; after number 1, (oxpecker) what
abbreviation appears? This abbreviation comes from the Latin words "quod vide," ..."
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