Meanings
nounfrigate bird (plural frigate birds)
plural frigate birds
- alternativeAlternative spelling of frigatebird.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlong-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
Similar
Broader
pelecaniform seabird
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
frigate bird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigate%20bird
MLA
“frigate bird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigate%20bird. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frigate bird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frigate%20bird.
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