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单词 tropicbird
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tropicbird /ˈtrɒpɪkˌbɜːd/ n
  1. any aquatic bird of the tropical family Phaethontidae, having long slender tail feathers and a white plumage with black markings: order Pelecaniformes (pelicans, cormorants, etc)
Etymology: 17th Century: so called because it is found in the tropical regions
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tropic bird′, 
  1. Birdsany of several web-footed seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, chiefly of tropical seas, having white plumage with black markings and a pair of greatly elongated central tail feathers.
Also, tropic•bird′. Also called boatswain bird. 
  • 1675–85

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