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.

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