Definition of "frigatebird"
frigatebird
/ˈfɹɪ.ɡətˌbɝd/
noun
plural frigatebirds
Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
Quotations
Often called man o' war birds, they are notorious as piratical cleptomaniacs that steal food from other birds at every opportunity. This reputation is justified, but frigatebirds are also capable of an 'honest' living.It would seem that a frigatebird can discriminate between a bird with a full gullet and one which is empty. An unlucky booby or tropicbird may be plucked out of the air, dangled by the tail-tip and shaken until it regurgitates its food, which the frigatebird then makes off with.
2011, David Horwell, Pete Oxford, Galápagos Wildlife, 3rd edition, page 64