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man o' war bird
man-o'-war bird
/
ˈmæn
əˈwɔr
/
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man
-
uh
-
wawr
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noun
frigate bird
.
Origin:
1650–60
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man-of-war bird
or
man-o'-war bird
—
n
another name for
frigate bird
man-o'-war bird
or
man-o'-war bird
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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