man-of-war bird
Britishnoun
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Just then he saw a man-of-war bird with his long black wings circling in the sky ahead of him.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
The frigate-birds were called by the sailors the man-of-war bird, and also the sea-hawk.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien
The captain of marines also shot an albatross or man-of-war bird, so called from its manner of skimming through the air after other birds, which the seamen compare to sailing.
From A Sailor of King George by A. Beckford Bevan
Did they trace the flight of that tropic man-of-war bird, sailing high up in the heavens, heading seaward, away into the distant future, through clouds and sunshine, rain and storm?
From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
"While in the air the man-of-war bird pounces upon them; and they are chased in the water by the bonito and albacore: thus constantly persecuted, they do not become very numerous."
From The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea by Mrs. David Osborne
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