Manx shearwater

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(Zool.) A small black-and-white oceanic bird (Puffinus puffinus, or Puffinus anglorum), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It is avariety of shearwater. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.

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Manx shearwater - small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic Puffinus puffinus shearwater - long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves