English Explanatory Dictionary

mutton bird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various seabirds whose flesh is said to taste like mutton when cooked, especially Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, or a petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

Pronunciation

en-au-mutton bird.ogg

Word forms

mutton bird mutton birds mutton-bird muttonbird

Related words

muttonbirder muttonbirding
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