ابو قردان

From the Arabic قِرْدَان‎ (qirdān, “ticks”) + أَبُو‎ (ʾabū, “father of" or "possessor of”) meaning "father or possessor of ticks". Derived from the huge number of parasites such as avian ticks found in its breeding colonies.

• IPA^(key): [ʔæboˈʔeɾdæːn]

ابو قردان‎ • (ʾabu ʾirdān) m (no plural)

1. cattle egret
2. ibis

• ابو منجل‎

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