WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trop′ic bird′, 
  1. Birdsany of several web-footed seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, chiefly of tropical seas, having white plumage with black markings and a pair of greatly elongated central tail feathers.
Also, trop′ic•bird′. Also called boatswain bird. 
  • 1675–85


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