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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Suliformes — thefrigatebirds .
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Fregata + -idae
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Fregatidae: Mainly black, deeply forked tail, slender body, hooked bill, never land on water - feathers not waterproof.
Chapter 8 1983
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