Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

man-of-war bird

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: man-of-war bird
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various (especially predatory) seabirds, especially a frigatebird or the Arctic skua.

Example Sentences

"[A]s I saw the same again in the morning, and some men of war birds, I was led to believe we were not far from land."

Inflected Forms

man-of-war birds (plural)

Synonyms

frigate bird

Questions

What does man-of-war bird mean?: Any of various (especially predatory) seabirds, especially a frigatebird or the Arctic skua.

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