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Finnish
Etymology
krokotiilin (“of a crocodile”) + vartija (“guard”); from the belief dating back to Herodotus that these birds pick clean the crocodiles' teeth
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrokotiːlinˌʋɑrtijɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑrtijɑ
- Hyphenation(key): kro‧ko‧tiilin‧varti‧ja
Noun
krokotiilinvartija
- Egyptian plover, also called crocodile bird, Pluvianus aegyptius
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