tropicbird

tropicbird
trop·ic·bird (trŏpʹĭk-bûrd') n.
Any of several predominantly white, swift-flying sea birds of the genus Phaethon, of warm regions, having small weak legs and a pair of long, slender, central tail feathers.

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  • Tropicbird — Taxobox name = Tropicbirds image caption = Red tailed Tropicbird ( Phaethon rubricauda ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves infraclassis = Neognathae ordo = see text familia = Phaethontidae familia authority = Brandt, 1840 genus …   Wikipedia

  • tropicbird — fajetonai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Phaethon angl. tropicbird vok. Tropikvogel, m rus. фаэтон, m pranc. phaéton, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – fajetoniniai siauresnis terminas – baltauodegis fajetonas siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • tropicbird — noun /ˈtrɒ.pɪk,bɜrd/lang=en Any of the various seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics …   Wiktionary

  • tropicbird — noun a tropical seabird with mainly white plumage and very long central tail feathers. [Genus Phaethon: three species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • tropicbird — /ˈtrɒpɪkbɜd/ (say tropikberd) noun any of several web footed seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, found chiefly in tropical regions, having white plumage with black markings and a pair of greatly elongated tail feathers. Also, tropic bird.… …  

  • tropicbird — noun mostly white web footed tropical seabird often found far from land • Syn: ↑tropic bird, ↑boatswain bird • Hypernyms: ↑pelecaniform seabird • Member Holonyms: ↑Phaethon, ↑genus Phaethon …   Useful english dictionary

  • White-tailed Tropicbird — Taxobox name = White tailed Tropicbird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Pelecaniformes familia = Phaethontidae genus = Phaethon species = P. lepturus binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Red-billed Tropicbird — Taxobox name = Red billed Tropicbird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Pelecaniformes familia = Phaethontidae genus = Phaethon species = P. aethereus binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Red-tailed Tropicbird — Taxobox name = Red tailed Tropicbird status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Red tailed Tropicbird regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Pelecaniformes familia = Phaethontidae genus = Phaethon species = P.… …   Wikipedia

  • red-billed tropicbird — raudonsnapis fajetonas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Phaethon aethereus angl. red billed tropicbird vok. Rotschnabel Tropikvogel, m rus. красноклювый фаэтон, m pranc. phaéton à bec rouge, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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