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secretary bird

Syllabification: (sec·re·tar·y bird)
Definition of secretary bird

noun

  • a slender, long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear.
    • Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae

secretary bird in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of secretary bird in the British & World English dictionary