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man-of-war hawks

man-of-war hawks is the plural of man-of-war hawk.

Meaning of man-of-war hawk

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

Questions about man-of-war hawks

What is man-of-war hawks the plural of?
Man-of-war hawks is the plural of man-of-war hawk.

Words near man-of-war hawks in the dictionary

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

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