Frigate bird Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
man-of-war bird.
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Definitions
(Zoöl.) , a web-footed rapacious bird, of the genusFregata ; called alsoman-of-war bird , andfrigate pelican . Two species are known; that of the Southern United States and West Indies isF. aquila . They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful flight. Their food consists of fish which they obtain by robbing gulls, terns, and other birds, of their prey. They are related to the pelicans.
