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ADMIRAL BYRD
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• ADMIRAL BYRD (noun)
The noun ADMIRAL BYRD has 1 sense:
1. explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Familiarity information: ADMIRAL BYRD used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Admiral Byrd; Byrd; Richard E. Byrd; Richard Evelyn Byrd
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
naval officer (an officer in the navy)
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