man-of-war hawk

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English

Etymology

From man-of-war +‎ hawk.

Noun

man-of-war hawk (plural man-of-war hawks)

  1. A frigatebird
    • 1888, Herman Melville, John Marr and Other Sailors:
      Yon black man-of-war-hawk that wheels in the light / O’er the black ship’s white sky-s’l, sunned cloud to the sight, / Have we low-flyers wings to ascend to his height?

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