English Explanatory Dictionary

fulmar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʊlmɑː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fulmar.wav

Word forms

fulmar fulmars

Etymology

From Icelandic fúlmár, from Old Norse fúlmár, from Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull, mew”) (see English mew), evidently in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.

Synonyms

fulmar-petrel stinker

Related words

Fulmarus

Derived words

northern fulmar southern fulmar fulmar prion
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