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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: shearwater
shearwater
n : long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the
waves
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Shearwater
Shearwater
\Shear"wa`ter\, n. [Shear + water; cf. G.
wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the
surface of the water.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of
the genus
Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to
the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (
P. Anglorum
), the dusky shearwater (
P. obscurus), and the
greater shearwater (
P. major), are well-known species of
the North Atlantic. See
Hagdon.
[1913 Webster]
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