fulmar petrel

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fulmar petrel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See
     foul, and Man a gull.] (Zool.)
     One of several species of sea birds, of the family
     Procellariid[ae], allied to the albatrosses and petrels.
     Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar
     (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel,
     malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea
     ).
     [1913 Webster]

  Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
     Petrus, Gr. pe`tros a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so
     called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
     Petrify.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
     to the family Procellarid[ae]. The small petrels, or Mother
     Carey's chickens, belong to {Oceanites}, {Oceanodroma},
     {Procellaria}, and several allied genera.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They
        chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
  
     Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar.
  
     Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
  
     Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels,
        especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's
        chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.
        [1913 Webster]

fulmar petrel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fulmar petrel
      n 1: heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn:
           fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis]