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MAN-OF-WAR BIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does man-of-war bird mean? 

MAN-OF-WAR BIRD (noun)
  The noun MAN-OF-WAR BIRD has 1 sense:

1. long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tailplay

  Familiarity information: MAN-OF-WAR BIRD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MAN-OF-WAR BIRD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

frigate bird; man-of-war bird

Hypernyms ("man-of-war bird" is a kind of...):

pelecaniform seabird (large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet)

Holonyms ("man-of-war bird" is a member of...):

Fregata; genus Fregata (type genus of the Fregatidae)


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