secretary bird

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   large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles

   SynonymsSagittarius serpentarius

   Broaderbird of prey

   Part ofSagittarius

Questions about secretary bird

What does secretary bird mean?

secretary bird means "large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles".

What is another word for secretary bird?

Close synonyms include Sagittarius serpentarius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is secretary bird a common word?

secretary bird is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.