TROPIC BIRD


Meaning of TROPIC BIRD in English

any 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, tropicbird . Also called boatswain bird .

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