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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8 November 2024

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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