Definition of Pluvianus aegyptius

1. Noun. African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles.

Exact synonyms: Crocodile Bird
Generic synonyms: Courser
Group relationships: Genus Pluvianus, Pluvianus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pluvianus Aegyptius

Plummer's dilator
Plumularia
Plutarch
Plutarchian
Plutarchs
Pluteaceae
Pluteus aurantiorugosus
Pluteus cervinus
Pluteus magnus
Pluto
Plutonian
Plutonians
Plutophile
Pluvialis
Pluvianus
Pluvianus aegyptius (current term)
Pluviose
Pluviôse
Plymouth
Plymouth Colony
Plymouth Rock
Plzen
Pneumocystis carinii
Pneumonyssus simicola
Pneumovax
Pnom Penh
Pnyx
Po
Po River
Po valley

Literary usage of Pluvianus aegyptius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"... to Senegambia and across to NB Africa and Egypt, occurring as a straggler in the countries of the Mediterranean. 1. Pluvianus aegyptius- Charadrius ..."

2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"... to Senegambia and across to NB Africa and Egypt, occurring as a straggler in the countries of the Mediterranean. 1. Pluvianus aegyptius- Charadrius ..."

3. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"Pluvianus aegyptius, apparently allied to Cursorius, inhabits West and North-East Africa, wandering to Palestine and South Europe, and being even recorded ..."

4. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"Pluvianus aegyptius, apparently allied to Cursorius, inhabits West and North-East Africa, wandering to Palestine and South Europe, and being even recorded ..."

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