OXPECKER

Etymology

Noun

oxpecker (plural oxpeckers)

Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"peck`er, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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