Buphăga
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Buphaga — Buphaga, Madenhacker (Vogel) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Buphaga — /būˈfä gə/ noun A small genus of African birds, closely related to the starlings, which feed on the larvae of gadflies, etc, parasitic on the backs of cattle, camels, etc (also beefeater and oxpecker) ORIGIN: Gr bous an ox, and phagein to eat … Useful english dictionary
Buphaga Africana — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Волоклюй — (Buphaga) род воробьиных птиц из семейства скворцовых (Sturnidae). Клюв широкий, с согнутым концом; крылья длинные; хвост длинный, широкий, с заостренными рулевыми перьями; пятка короткая и сильная; пальцы длинные. Водится в Средней и Южной… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
Atelodus — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beefeater — Beef eat er (b[=e]f [=e]t [ e]r), n. [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another s beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hl[=a]f[=ae]ta servant, properly a loaf eater.] 1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blue cod — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bubalus bubalus — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bubalus Caffer — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Buceros rhinoceros — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
