'Phaethon flavirostris' definitions:
Definition of 'Phaethon flavirostris'
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- Tropic \Trop"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical. [1913 Webster]
- Tropic bird (Zool.), any one of three species of oceanic belonging to the genus Phaethon, found chiefly in tropical seas. They are mostly white, and have two central tail feathers very long and slender. The yellow-billed tropic bird. Phaethon flavirostris (called also boatswain), is found on the Atlantic coast of America, and is common at the Bermudas, where it breeds. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Phaethon flavirostris'
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]