"boatswain-bird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boatswain-birds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boatswain-bird (plural boatswain-birds)
  1. A tropical bird, Phaethon aethereus, often found far from land, whose cry resembles the whistle of a boatswain's pipe. Categories (lifeform): Seabirds
    Sense id: en-boatswain-bird-en-noun-avt3jw4A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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