shear·wa·ter (shîr wô t r, -w tr)n. Any of various oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus, having a short hooked bill with tube-shaped nostrils and long slender wings that appear to shear the water as the bird flies along the surface. |
shearwater [ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several oceanic birds of the genera Puffinus, such as P. puffinus (Manx shearwater), Procellaria, etc., specialized for an aerial or aquatic existence: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)
[so named because their wings seem to clip the waves when they are flying low]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shearwater - long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the wavespetrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land genus Puffinus, Puffinus - shearwaters Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus - small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic |
Translations
shearwater
n → Sturmtaucher m
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