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1. (n.) shearwater
any of several long-winged petrels, esp. of the genera Puffinus and Calonectris, that fly low over the water in search of food.
Etymology: (1665–75)
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1. (noun) shearwater
long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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1. (noun) shearwater
any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon
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