Fregata minor
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "lesser frigate". Originally named Pelecanus minor, "the lesser pelican"; when it was moved to Fregata as the greater frigatebird, the name minor had to be retained; the lesser frigatebird is Fregata ariel.
Proper noun
[edit]- A taxonomic species within the family Fregatidae – the great frigatebird.
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN