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Meanings of tropicbird in English

Catalan
faetó (au)
Spanish
phaethon

Mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land.

        faetó (au)
        Synonyms
        Examples for "tropic bird"
        Examples for "tropic bird"
        1
        We now met the first tropic bird we had seen in this sea.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
        2
        The next morning we saw a tropic bird and some fish.
        A Voyage to the South Sea / Undertaken by command of His Majesty...
        3
        The tropic bird is a species of gull, about the size of a partridge.
        A Voyage round the World / A book for boys
        4
        She was like a tropic bird seen amid the scant foliage of northern hills.
        Wayside Courtships
        5
        The brilliant Renee, many-hued as a tropic bird!
        Beauchamp's Career — Volume 6
        1
        The gulls and screaming boatswain birds sailed in mid-air between his perch and the green waves.
        Hawaiian Folk Tales / A Collection of Native Legends
        Usage of tropicbird in English
        1
        Even monk seals have joined the tropicbirds and boobies nesting there.
        The world without us
        Translations for tropicbird
        Spanish
        phaethon