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frigate bird
noun
- any of several predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet.
frigate bird
noun
- any bird of the genus Fregata and family Fregatidae , of tropical and subtropical seas, having a long bill with a downturned tip, a wide wingspan, and a forked tail: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc) Also calledman-of-war bird
Word History and Origins
Origin of frigate bird1
Example Sentences
One time a great frigate bird perched on a curtain rod and ballooned its ruby red throat up to the size of an elephant’s goiter.
The humming-bird represents the perfection of one method, the frigate bird of the other, and in his own line each is unrivaled.
Even the living frigate bird blends the early joints of the backbone into a compact mass like a sacrum.
All day they skimmed like a frigate bird across the face of Canada, at an altitude of about two thousand feet.
He concluded the lesson by descending a dizzy flight of ledges to rob the nest of a frigate bird.
But these birds and the frigate bird are sea and ocean species, and, with rare exceptions, are able to rest upon the waters.
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