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fulmar

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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.

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

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]
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Noun1.fulmarfulmar - heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
petrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
Translations
fulmar
fulmar [ˈfʊlməʳ] nprocellaria dei ghiacci
fulmar [ˈfʊlməʳ] nprocellaria dei ghiacci


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The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world.
 
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