Meaning of megatick | Babel Free

Definitions

A greatly desirable addition to the list of birds one has seen, usually because it is rare or seldom seen.

slang

Examples

“Megacrex is surely a megatick! I know of only two birders who have seen this bird, and thus I had no expectation of seeing it myself during a trip to New Guinea...”

“They all looked as if they walked the Pennine Way for a megatick before breakfast.”

“Birders come here to look for Finch's francolin, Congo moor chat and black- chinned weaver, among others. Other 'megaticks' include the distinctive black-collared bulbul, Petit's cuckoo-shrike, Salvadori's eremomela, yellow-bellied hyliota, Joanna's sunbird, the sought-after black-headed bee-eater and Ludher's bush shrike.”

CEFR level