English Explanatory Dictionary

muttonbirding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The seasonal harvesting of petrel chicks, especially shearwater species, for food, oil and feathers.

Word forms

muttonbirding

Etymology

From mutton bird + -ing.

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