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man-of-war hawk

man-of-war hawk noun: a frigatebird.

man-of-war hawk: a frigatebird
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Noun

man-of-war hawk (plural man-of-war hawks)

  1. A frigatebird
    • Yon black man-of-war-hawk that wheels in the light / O’er the black ship’s white sky-s’l, sunned cloud to the sight, / Have we low-flyers wings to ascend to his height?1888, Herman Melville, John Marr and Other Sailors

Forms of man-of-war hawk

pluralman-of-war hawks

Origin of man-of-war hawk

From man-of-war + hawk.

Questions about man-of-war hawk

What does man-of-war hawk mean?
Man-of-war hawk means a frigatebird.
What part of speech is man-of-war hawk?
Man-of-war hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of man-of-war hawk?
The plural of man-of-war hawk is man-of-war hawks.

Words near man-of-war hawk in the dictionary

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

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