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man-of-war birds

man-of-war birds is the plural of man-of-war bird.

Meaning of man-of-war bird

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

Questions about man-of-war birds

What is man-of-war birds the plural of?
Man-of-war birds is the plural of man-of-war bird.

Words near man-of-war birds in the dictionary

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

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