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frigatebird

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɹɪ.ɡətˌbɝd/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From frigate + bird.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: fregatvoël — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Albanian: fregatë — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Asturian: rabiforcao — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Asturian: fragata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Basque: fragata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Bulgarian: фрегат (fregat) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Catalan: fregata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Chinese Mandarin: 軍艦鳥 /军舰鸟 (jūnjiàn niǎo) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Czech: fregatka — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Dutch: fregatvogel — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Esperanto: fregato — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Finnish: fregattilintu — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • French: frégate — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Galician: fragata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Georgian: ფრეგატისებრნი (pregaṭisebrni) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • German: Fregattvogel — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Greek: φρεγάτα (fregáta) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Hawaiian: ʻiwa — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Ido: fregatucelo — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Indonesian: cikalang — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Irish: frigéad — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Italian: fregata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Japanese: 軍艦鳥 (gunkandori) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Korean: 군함조 (gunhamjo) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Low German: Fregattvagel — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Macedonian: фрега́та (fregáta) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Malay: simbang — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Malay: cikalang — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Māori: tawake — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Marshallese: ak — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Mokilese: kajap — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fregattfugl — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Palauan: kedam — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Persian: مرغ دله (morġ-e dale) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Polish: fregata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Portuguese: fragata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Romanian: fregată — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Russian: фрега́т (fregát) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Samoan: 'ātafa — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Spanish: rabihorcado — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Spanish: fragata — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Swahili: mnandi-pwani — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Swedish: fregattfågel — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Thai: นกโจรสลัด (nók john sà-làt) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Thai: นกฟรีเกต (nók-free-gàyt) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Turkish: fregat kuşu — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Ukrainian: фрегат (frehat) — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Vietnamese: cốc biển — bird of the family Fregatidae
  • Welsh: aderyn ffrigad — bird of the family Fregatidae