/ Dictionary / Index T tropic bird: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: trop'ic bird" Pronunciation: [key] any of several web-footed seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, chiefly of tropical seas, having white plumage with black markings and a pair of greatly elongated central tail feathers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tropicbird (Thesaurus) tropical year tropic of Cancer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language