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Definition of Tropicbird
1. Noun. Mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land.
Generic synonyms: Pelecaniform Seabird
Group relationships: Genus Phaethon, Phaethon
Definition of Tropicbird
1. Noun. Any of the various seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tropicbird
Literary usage of Tropicbird
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Traveler's Guide to the Galapagos Islands by Barry Boyce (2004)
"Tower is also a great place to see the red-billed tropicbird (#26), one of the
most beautiful birds in the Galapagos. Occasionally, one can get a ..."
2. Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North by Sue Ann Prince (2003)
"ANSP White-Tailed tropicbird Skeleton (Phaethon lepturus). Collected in the Indian
Ocean near Mauritius, ca. 1852. MCZ Maker unknown Materials and Tools for ..."
3. Panama Adventure Guide by Patricia Katzman (2004)
"... from the sea about 45 minutes by motorboat northwest of Isla Colon, is one of
Panama's few nesting places for the beautiful red-billed tropicbird. ..."
4. Adventure Guide to the Bahamas by Blair Howard (2002)
"Other prized birds include the white-tailed tropicbird, Bahama pintail, Bahama
parrot, great lizard-cuckoo, loggerhead kingbird, Bahama mockingbird and the ..."
5. US & British Virgin Islands by Don Philpott (2002)
"Around the coast, you can spot brown pelicans, the magnificent frigate bird,
great blue heron, brown boobies, stilts, white- tailed tropicbird, stilts, ..."
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