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oxpecker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, endemic to the sub-Saharan African savanna.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From ox + pecker.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: renostervoël — Buphagus
  • Catalan: búfag — Buphagus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛椋鳥 /牛椋鸟 (niúliángniǎo) — Buphagus
  • Dutch: ossenpikker — Buphagus
  • Finnish: loisnokkeli — Buphagus
  • Japanese: ウシツツキ (ushitsutsuki) — Buphagus
  • Kikuyu: thiari — Buphagus
  • Korean: 소등쪼기새 (sodeungjjogisae) — Buphagus
  • Polish: bąkojad — Buphagus
  • Russian: бу́йволовый скворе́ц (bújvolovyj skvoréc) — Buphagus
  • Russian: волоклю́й (volokljúj) — Buphagus
  • Spanish: picabueyes — Buphagus