any member of five species of large seabirds constituting the family Fregatidae (order Pelecaniformes). Frigate birds are about the size of a hen and ... [4 related articles]
The frigate-bird is a tropical, web-footed bird of the family Pelecanidae. The male bird reaches one metre in length, including the tail, but the body is comparatively small. The bill is longer than the head, hooked at the end and sharp. The wings are very large, and the bird has a wing span of over two metres.
[n] - long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
man-of-war bird noun long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
any predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet. Also called