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FREGATA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Fregata mean? 

FREGATA (noun)
  The noun FREGATA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Fregatidaeplay

  Familiarity information: FREGATA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FREGATA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Fregatidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Fregata; genus Fregata

Hypernyms ("Fregata" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Fregata"):

frigate bird; man-of-war bird (long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail)

Holonyms ("Fregata" is a member of...):

family Fregatidae; Fregatidae (frigate birds)


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