fulmar (redirected from Fulmars)

ful·mar  (flmr, -mär)

n.

1. A gull-like bird (Fulmarus glacialis) of Arctic regions, having smoky gray plumage.

2. Any of several similar or related birds.

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[Dialectal : probably Old Norse fll, foul; see p- in Indo-European roots + mr, mew; akin to Old English mw.]

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fulmar [ˈfʊlmə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any heavily built short-tailed oceanic bird of the genus Fulmarus and related genera, of polar regions: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)

[of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse fūlmār, from fūll foul + mār gull]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fulmar - heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis petrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land Fulmarus, genus Fulmarus - fulmars

Translations

fulmar

n → Eissturmvogel m

fulmar [ˈfʊlməʳ] n → procellaria dei ghiacci

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fulmar [ˈfʊlməʳ] n → procellaria dei ghiacci