crocodile bird

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Egyptian plover

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

crocodile bird (plural crocodile birds)

An Egyptian plover, of species Pluvianus aegyptius
Synonyms: trochil, trochilos, ziczac

Translations edit

Pluvianus aegyptius

Bambara: bakɔnɔnin
Dyula: bakɔnɔnin
Finnish: krokotiilinvartija (fi)
French: pluvian (fr) m
Japanese: 鰐千鳥 (わにちどり, wanichidori)