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Noun: frigate bird  fri-git burd
  1. Long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
    "The frigate bird soared effortlessly on the ocean breeze";
    - man-of-war bird

Derived forms: frigate birds

Type of: pelecaniform seabird

Part of: Fregata, genus Fregata

Encyclopedia: Frigate bird