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oxpecker
ox·peck·er [ óks pèkər ] (plural ox·peck·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
bird that eats parasites: a bird of the starling family that climbs on the back of wild and domestic animals and eats parasites from their skin. Native to: Africa.  Genus Buphagus.
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