egg-bird — ozdic

Collocations

0

Definitions

noun

1

Any of several species of tern, especially:

Saw some Albatrosses and petrels, and in the evening an Egg bird or Tern which lighted on the ship was caught but differ’d from all any of us had seen before. It was about the size of the common Tern or sea swallow with the head, back and coverts of the wings finely variegated with black and white, the rest of the body being nearly white and the Bill and feet black.

2

Any of several species of tern, especially:

3

Any of several species of tern, especially:

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

1

01

Saw some Albatrosses and petrels, and in the evening an Egg bird or Tern which lighted on the ship was caught but differ’d from all any of us had seen before. It was about the size of the common Tern

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, egg-bird is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.