English Explanatory Dictionary

whalebird

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
  2. The sooty tern

Word forms

whalebird whalebirds

Etymology

From whale + bird, because they have been known to follow whaling vessels to feed on the blubber and floating oil.

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