| 释义 |
Definition of frigate bird in English: frigate birdnoun A predatory tropical seabird with dark plumage, long narrow wings, a deeply forked tail, and a long hooked bill. Family Fregatidae and genus Fregata: five species Also called "man-of-war bird" Example sentencesExamples - This frigate bird was rescued from the Queen of Prince Rupert ferry after being blown off course by a storm.
- Great frigate birds, red-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls and storm petrels all breed here by the thousands.
- You'll also find 200 pairs of magnificent frigate birds.
- Right out to sea, far beyond the edge of the reef and turquoise sandy patches, three frigate birds circled with malicious intent, no doubt with better vision than mine, to spot bait fish, driven up to the surface by huge predators.
- From our anchorages, we launch two double kayaks and paddle in close to explore the cactus-studded cliffs, secluded beaches, and nesting places of pelicans, herons, and frigate birds.
- The mangroves in Codrington Lagoon are home to the world's largest colony of frigate birds, perhaps 10,000 in all, carefully protected by local residents.
- The primary symbol of the republic is the flag, which depicts a frigate bird over an ocean sunrise.
- As for me, I think frigate birds are cool, and I want to be more like them.
- The frigate bird waits on high and swoops when it spots a booby bird returning from sea with fish in its crop.
- The only inhabitants are pelicans, frigate birds, a few iguanas, bees and bugs, eagles and goats.
- Other birds on the island include boobies, fairy terns, frigate birds, and a good-sized population of friendly ground doves, a species classed as internationally vulnerable.
- Ashore, nesting blue-footed boobies and frigate birds stare at you impassively, while prehistoric-looking iguanas sprawl on black reefs, motionless save for their impressive acts of spitting.
- Great scores of frigate birds patrol overhead.
- Enter a forest of Optuntia cactus and mangroves where colonies of great frigate birds nest.
- One of the frigate birds grabbed the fish in midair and the two flew off.
- What makes these frigate birds so neat is they are really a tropical species and are at their northern limits here, yet they breed in abundance at the refuge.
- Lydia is one of the first four Christmas Island frigate birds to be fitted with satellite tracking devices.
- Elegant frigate birds soar high overhead, sea lions bark from their crowded rock perches, and schools of angelfish swarm beneath your bow.
- The male frigate bird has a unique adaptation to attract females, a red neck pouch that can be inflated like a balloon.
- From the boat we've already seen amazing sealife: red-footed boobies, frigate birds, iguanas, crocodiles, mahimahi, flying fish.
Definition of frigate bird in US English: frigate birdnounˈfrɪɡɪt ˌbərd A predatory tropical seabird with dark plumage, long narrow wings, a deeply forked tail, and a long hooked bill. Family Fregatidae and genus Fregata: five species Also called "man-o'-war bird" (see man-of-war) Example sentencesExamples - The frigate bird waits on high and swoops when it spots a booby bird returning from sea with fish in its crop.
- What makes these frigate birds so neat is they are really a tropical species and are at their northern limits here, yet they breed in abundance at the refuge.
- The mangroves in Codrington Lagoon are home to the world's largest colony of frigate birds, perhaps 10,000 in all, carefully protected by local residents.
- From the boat we've already seen amazing sealife: red-footed boobies, frigate birds, iguanas, crocodiles, mahimahi, flying fish.
- You'll also find 200 pairs of magnificent frigate birds.
- This frigate bird was rescued from the Queen of Prince Rupert ferry after being blown off course by a storm.
- The primary symbol of the republic is the flag, which depicts a frigate bird over an ocean sunrise.
- Right out to sea, far beyond the edge of the reef and turquoise sandy patches, three frigate birds circled with malicious intent, no doubt with better vision than mine, to spot bait fish, driven up to the surface by huge predators.
- Great scores of frigate birds patrol overhead.
- Great frigate birds, red-footed boobies, swallow-tailed gulls and storm petrels all breed here by the thousands.
- The male frigate bird has a unique adaptation to attract females, a red neck pouch that can be inflated like a balloon.
- As for me, I think frigate birds are cool, and I want to be more like them.
- Ashore, nesting blue-footed boobies and frigate birds stare at you impassively, while prehistoric-looking iguanas sprawl on black reefs, motionless save for their impressive acts of spitting.
- Elegant frigate birds soar high overhead, sea lions bark from their crowded rock perches, and schools of angelfish swarm beneath your bow.
- The only inhabitants are pelicans, frigate birds, a few iguanas, bees and bugs, eagles and goats.
- Lydia is one of the first four Christmas Island frigate birds to be fitted with satellite tracking devices.
- Other birds on the island include boobies, fairy terns, frigate birds, and a good-sized population of friendly ground doves, a species classed as internationally vulnerable.
- Enter a forest of Optuntia cactus and mangroves where colonies of great frigate birds nest.
- One of the frigate birds grabbed the fish in midair and the two flew off.
- From our anchorages, we launch two double kayaks and paddle in close to explore the cactus-studded cliffs, secluded beaches, and nesting places of pelicans, herons, and frigate birds.
|