English Explanatory Dictionary

shearwater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
  2. Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.
name
  1. A locality in Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shearwater.wav

Word forms

shearwater shearwaters sheerwater

Etymology

From shear + water.

Synonyms

haglet

Derived words

Audubon's shearwater Baillon's shearwater Balearic shearwater Bannerman's shearwater Barolo shearwater black-vented shearwater Boyd's shearwater Bryan's shearwater Buller's shearwater Cape Verde shearwater Christmas shearwater Cory's shearwater flesh-footed shearwater fluttering shearwater Galápagos shearwater great shearwater Hawaiian shearwater Heinroth's shearwater Hutton's shearwater lava shearwater little shearwater Macronesian shearwater Manx shearwater Mediterranean shearwater Newell's shearwater Olson's shearwater Persian shearwater pink-footed shearwater Scopoli's shearwater short-tailed shearwater sooty shearwater streaked shearwater subantarctic shearwater Townsend's shearwater tropical shearwater wedge-tailed shearwater yelkouan shearwater
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