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Definition: Frigate Bird |
Frigate BirdNoun1. Long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Frigate BirdSynonym: man-of-war bird (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Frigate Bird |
| English words defined with "frigate bird": Frigate pelican ♦ Hurricane bird ♦ man-of-war bird, Man-of-war hawk. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A male frigate bird, Frigata minor. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Frigate bird - Fregata magnificens. Credit: Small World. |
 | Frigate Bird. Credit: Bob Hines. |  | Stands by as a Polaris missile fired by USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) breaks the surface of the Pacific Ocean, during Exercise "Frigate Bird" of Operation "Dominic", 6 May 1962. Photographed by PH1 Burwell. Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "frigate bird"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | amerikansk fregatfugl (magnificent frigate bird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Andrews-fregatvogel (Christmas Island frigate bird), amerikaanse Fregatvogel (magnificent frigate bird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | frégate superbe (magnificent frigate bird), frégate de l'île Christmas (Christmas Island frigate bird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Weißbauch-Fregattvogel (Christmas Island frigate bird), Prachtfregattvogel (magnificent frigate bird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hajósmadár (frigate, frigate petrel, frigate-bird), fregattmadár (frigate, frigate petrel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | fregata di Andrews (Christmas Island frigate bird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 軍艦鳥 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぐ"か"どり, ぐ"か"ちょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | igatefray irdbay fragata das ilhas Christmas (Christmas Island frigate bird), fragata (fright, lighter). (various references) fragata de las islas Christmas (Christmas Island frigate bird), rabihorcado grande (magnificent frigate bird). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Fregata andrewsi, Fregata magnificens, Fregatidae. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-f-g-i-i-r-r-t" | |
-2 letters: brigadier, gratified, irrigated. | |
-3 letters: abridger, diatribe, draftier, driftage, driftier, firebird, firebrat, irrigate, rarified, ratified, ratifier. | |
-4 letters: abridge, arbiter, barefit, braider, brigade, dirtbag, dirtier, drafter, drifter, fatbird, frigate, grafted, grafter, grifted, grifter, rarebit, redbait, redraft, regraft, ridgier, tardier, tarried, triaged, tribade. | |
-5 letters: abider, adrift, aigret, airier, airted, arider, artier, badger, baited, baiter, barfed, barged, barite. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 72 69 67 61 74 65 42 69 72 64 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01110010 01101001 01100111 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01000010 01101001 01110010 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F r i g a t e   B i r d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0072 0069 0067 0061 0074 0065 0042 0069 0072 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40847573678671236758470 |
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