tropic bird

American  

Or tropicbird

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.

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Etymology

Origin of tropic bird

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

This is true for zebra finches, waved albatrosses, tropic birds and juncos, too.

From Washington Post

The whistles of tropic birds speak of things to come.

From New York Times

However, a tropic bird flew past and put the lesser matter out of mind.

From Project Gutenberg

The women had decorated the Captain's neck and broad breast with wreaths—two girls were seated a little farther off, binding into his hat the tail-feathers of the tropic bird.

From Project Gutenberg

Birds, too, and particularly men-of-war and tropic birds, were plentifully obtained; so that our navigators had sumptuous entertainment.

From Project Gutenberg