tropic bird

noun

: any of a genus (Phaethon of the family Phaethontidae) of web-footed birds that are related to the pelicans, are found chiefly in tropical seas often far from land, and have mostly white satiny plumage marked with a little black, a greatly elongated central pair of tail feathers, and a brightly colored bill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This is true for zebra finches, waved albatrosses, tropic birds and juncos, too. —

Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019 The whistles of tropic birds speak of things to come. —

Ernest Slyman, New York Times, 21 June 2018

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