tropicbird

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/ˈtɹɒ.pɪkˌbɜɹd/

noun

Any of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics

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tropic birdboatswain bird
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Meanings

nountropicbird (plural tropicbirds)

plural tropicbirds

  1. Any of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land

Similar
tropic birdboatswain bird
Broader
pelecaniform seabird
Also see
koae

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tropic + bird.

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Translations

Finnish tropiikkilintu
  • tropiikkilintuTranslations
French phaéton, paille-en-queue
  • phaétonTranslations
  • paille-en-queueTranslations
German Tropikvogel
  • TropikvogelTranslations
Italian fetonte
  • fetonteTranslations
Korean 열대새
  • 열대새 (yeoldaesae)Translations
Māori amokura, rakorakoa
  • amokuraTranslations
  • rakorakoaTranslations
Polish faeton
  • faetonTranslations
Russian фаэто́н
  • фаэто́н (faetón)Translations
Swedish tropikfågel
  • tropikfågelTranslations
Turkish tropik kuşu
  • tropik kuşuTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

tropicbird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicbird

MLA

“tropicbird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicbird. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropicbird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropicbird.

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