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ˈfʊl mərful·mar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialisnoun

    heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions

Wiktionary

  1. fulmarnoun

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

Wikipedia

  1. Fulmar

    The fulmars are tubenosed seabirds of the family Procellariidae. The family includes two extant species and two extinct fossil species from the Miocene. Fulmars superficially resemble gulls, but are readily distinguished by their flight on stiff wings, and their tube noses. They breed on cliffs, laying one or rarely two eggs on a ledge of bare rock or on a grassy cliff. Outside the breeding season, they are pelagic, feeding on fish, squid and shrimp in the open ocean. They are long-lived for birds, living for up to 40 years. Historically, the northern fulmar lived on the Isle of St Kilda, where it was extensively hunted. The species has expanded its breeding range southwards to the coasts of England and northern France.

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  1. fulmar

    A fulmar is a type of seabird that belongs to the Procellariidae family. They are highly adapted to marine life and are known for their distinctive tube-like nostrils which assist them in excreting excess salt. Fulmars usually have white bodies with grey or silver wings, and they are often mistaken for gulls. They inhabit the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans and survive mainly on a diet of fish, squid, and shrimp.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fulmarnoun

    one of several species of sea birds, of the family procellariidae, allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea)

  2. Etymology: [Icel. flmr. See foul, and Man a gull.]

Wikidata

  1. Fulmar

    Fulmars are seabirds of the family Procellariidae. The family consists of two extant species and two that are extinct.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fulmar

    ful′mar, n. a species of petrel inhabiting the Shetland Isles, &c., valuable for its down, feathers, and oil. [Perh. Norse fúll, foul.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. fulmar

    A web-footed sea-bird, Procellaria glacialis, of the petrel kind, larger than the common gull; its eggs are taken in great quantity at St. Kilda and in the Shetlands.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fulmar in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fulmar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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