shearwater
IPA: ʃˈɪrwɔtɝ
noun
- Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
- (by extension) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.
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Examples of "shearwater" in Sentences
- There are two other shearwater genera.
- See CFB Shearwater for an example of that.
- It is a fairly small shearwater, in length.
- It is a large member of the petrel and shearwater family.
- Shearwaters is also the name of the currency of the stamp.
- It's not 'necessarily' the case that the Shearwater is anomalous.
- Many of the shearwaters in the genus 'Puffinus' are proficient divers.
- The Wedge tailed Shearwater is the largest of the tropical shearwaters.
- Usually loud, Sooty Shearwaters coo and croak while on the breeding grounds.
- The only other large shearwater in its range is the all dark Sooty Shearwater.