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