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man-of-war bird

man-of-war bird noun: any of various (especially predatory) seabirds, especially a frigatebird or the Arctic skua.

Noun

man-of-war bird (plural man-of-war birds)

  1. Any of various (especially predatory) seabirds, especially a frigatebird or the Arctic skua.
    • [A]s I saw the same again in the morning, and some men of war birds, I was led to believe we were not far from land.1790, William Bligh, A Narrative of the Mutiny

Forms of man-of-war bird

pluralman-of-war birds

Questions about man-of-war bird

What does man-of-war bird mean?
Man-of-war bird means any of various (especially predatory) seabirds, especially a frigatebird or the Arctic skua.
What part of speech is man-of-war bird?
Man-of-war bird is a noun.
What is the plural of man-of-war bird?
The plural of man-of-war bird is man-of-war birds.

Words near man-of-war bird in the dictionary

  1. man-o'-war suit
  2. man-o'-war suits
  3. man-o-war
  4. man-of-the-earth
  5. man-of-war
  6. man-of-war bird
  7. man-of-war birds
  8. man-of-war hawk
  9. man-of-war hawks
  10. man-pain
  11. man-portable

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