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Definition: EGG-BIRD

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Noun 1. A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Egg-bird" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: EGG-BIRD

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EGG-BIRD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)