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fulmar

Pronunciation:  'fûlmur

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 Definition: [n]  heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
 
 Synonyms: fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis
 
 See Also: Fulmarus, genus Fulmarus, petrel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See
{foul}, and {Man} a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of sea birds, of the family
{procellariid[ae]}, 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}).

 

 

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