Tropic bird Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
boatswain bird; tropicbird.
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Definitions
(Zoöl.) , any one of three species of oceanic belonging to the genusPhaëthon , found chiefly in tropical seas. They are mostly white, and have two central tail feathers very long and slender. The yellow-billed tropic bird.Phaëthon flavirostris (called alsoboatswain ), is found on the Atlantic coast of America, and is common at the Bermudas, where it breeds.
