ossifraga gigantea

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ossifraga gigantea - 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
     ).
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  Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.
     gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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     1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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     2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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              Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.
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     3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo  luscus
        ), of the weasel family Mustelid[ae], about the
        size of a large badger; called also wolverine,
        wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be
        inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of
        the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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     Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga  gigantea
        ); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and
        mollymawk.
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