ossenpikker

Dutch

Etymology

From os (“ox”) +‎ -en- +‎ pikken (“to peck”) +‎ -er, likely a calque of English oxpecker.

Noun

ossenpikker m (plural ossenpikkers, diminutive ossenpikkertje n)

oxpecker, bird of the family Buphagidae

Derived terms

geelsnavelossenpikker
roodsnavelossenpikker

Further reading

ossenpikker on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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