| frigate bird | (n) long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail, Syn. man-of-war bird |
| man-of-war bird | n. (Zool.), The frigate bird, a long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |