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tropicbird.Also, boatswainbird.[1865-70]
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Boatswain Bird — can refer to:*Another name for the Red billed Tropicbird*Boatswain Bird Island, a small uninhabited island nature reserve, home to many Boatswain Birds and other species, off the coast of Ascension Island … Wikipedia
Boatswain Bird Island — is an island some 270 meters off the east coast of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean with an area of approximately 5.3 hectares (13 acres). It is administered from Georgetown on Ascension, which, together with Tristan da Cunha, is a… … Wikipedia
Boatswain Bird Island — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehlt Boatswain Bird Island Gewässer Atlantischer Ozean Inselgruppe Ascension Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
boatswain-bird — boatˈswain bird noun The tropicbird • • • Main Entry: ↑boatswain … Useful english dictionary
boatswain-bird — noun a tropical bird, Phaeton oethereus, often found far from land, whose cry resembles the whistle of a boatswains pipe … Wiktionary
boatswain bird — noun mostly white web footed tropical seabird often found far from land • Syn: ↑tropic bird, ↑tropicbird • Hypernyms: ↑pelecaniform seabird • Member Holonyms: ↑Phaethon, ↑genus Phaethon * * * tropicbird … Useful english dictionary
boatswain bird — Koa e … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Boatswain (disambiguation) — Boatswain or bosun may refer to:;Occupations *Boatswain, a seaman s occupation and/or rank *Boatswain s Mate (US Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy *Boatswain s Mate (US Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States… … Wikipedia
boatswain — noun /ˈbo.sn̩/ a) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship. b) The petty officer of a … Wiktionary
Boatswain — Boat swain, n. [Boat + swain.] 1. (Naut.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
