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frigate bird

frigate bird is the alternative spelling of frigatebird.

Meaning of frigatebird

Noun

frigatebird (plural frigatebirds)

  1. Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
    • Unlike most seabirds, frigatebirds are not able to alight on the water.1987, J. P. Croxall, Seabirds: Feeding Ecology and Role in Marine Ecosystems, page 58

Forms of frigate bird

pluralfrigate birds

Questions about frigate bird

What is frigate bird the alternative spelling of?
Frigate bird is the alternative spelling of frigatebird.

Words near frigate bird in the dictionary

  1. frig off
  2. frig up
  3. frig-up
  4. frig-ups
  5. frigate
  6. frigate bird
  7. frigate birds
  8. frigate captain
  9. Frigate Island
  10. frigate lieutenant
  11. frigate tuna

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