Web-footed
121friggot — Frigate Frig ate, n. [F. fr[ e]gate, It. fregata, prob. contracted fr. L. fabricata something constructed or built. See {Fabricate}.] 1. Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred …
122man-of-war bird — Frigate Frig ate, n. [F. fr[ e]gate, It. fregata, prob. contracted fr. L. fabricata something constructed or built. See {Fabricate}.] 1. Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred …
123Palamate — Pal a*mate (p[a^]l [.a]*m[asl]t), a. [From {Palma}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Web footed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
124albatross — noun (plural tross or trosses) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete alcatrace frigate bird, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz pelican, from Arabic al ghaṭṭās, a kind of sea eagle Date: 1672 …
125alcid — noun Etymology: New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type, genus, from Swedish alka auk, from Norwegian more at auk Date: 1893 any of a family (Alcidae, the alcid family) of web footed diving birds with short legs and wings that includes the auks, murres …
126cormorant — noun Etymology: Middle English cormeraunt, from Middle French cormorant, from Old French cormareng, from corp raven + marenc of the sea, from Latin marinus more at corbel, marine Date: 14th century 1. any of various dark colored web footed water… …
127pelican — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pellican, from Late Latin pelecanus, from Greek pelekan Date: before 12th century any of a genus (Pelecanus) of large web footed fish eating birds with a very large bill and distensible gular pouch …
128tropic bird — noun Date: circa 1671 any of a genus (Phaethon of the family Phaethontidae) of web footed birds that are related to the pelicans, are found chiefly in tropical seas often far from land, and have mostly white satiny plumage marked with a little… …
