tropic bird

or tropic·bird

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tropic bird¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Five minutes later, Mr. Gibney was aboard the Tropic Bird and had presented himself at her master's cabin.

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Like the albatross and the tropic-bird, forever on the wing, For them nor night nor breaking morn may peace nor shelter bring.

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At this time, we saw a tropic-bird, and a dolphin, the first that we had observed during the passage.

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She was like a tropic bird seen amid the scant foliage of northern hills.

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He could hardly ride back to Tai-o-hae, and he departed with the Tropic Bird without saying another word to any one.

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