'Egg-bird' definitions:

Definition of 'Egg-bird'

From: GCIDE
  • Egg-bird \Egg"-bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, {Pha["e]thon flavirostris}. [1913 Webster]