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