Definition of Genus Fregata

1. Noun. Type genus of the Fregatidae.

Exact synonyms: Fregata
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Fregatidae, Fregatidae
Member holonyms: Frigate Bird, Man-of-war Bird

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Fregata

genus Formica
genus Formicarius
genus Forsythia
genus Fortunella
genus Fossa
genus Fothergilla
genus Fouquieria
genus Fragaria
genus Francisella
genus Francoa
genus Frankliniella
genus Frasera
genus Fratercula
genus Fraxinus
genus Freesia
genus Fregata (current term)
genus Fremontia
genus Fremontodendron
genus Fringilla
genus Fritillaria
genus Froelichia
genus Fuchsia
genus Fucus
genus Fulica
genus Fulmarus
genus Fumaria
genus Fundulus
genus Fungia
genus Funka
genus Furnarius

Literary usage of Genus Fregata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"... genus Fregata. Fregata CUVIER, Le?. d' Anat. Comp., I, 1799, tab. ii. Monotypic, with the "Fregate" = Pelecanus aquilus Linn, as type. ..."

2. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Genus FREGATA Brisson. 128. Fregata aquila Linn. Man-o'-War Bird. Mr. Smith cites the species as a straggler past the coast of Maine to Nova Scotia, ..."

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