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Shearwater Moderate

Shearwater has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves

2

Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.

See Also
shearwaters puffinus procellarian pelagic hag hackbolt haglet muttonbirding
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
petrel
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Manx shearwater
Rhyming Words
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