man-of-war hawk
English
editEtymology
editFrom man-of-war + hawk.
Noun
editman-of-war hawk (plural man-of-war hawks)
- 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?
See also
editReferences
edit- “man-of-war hawk” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.