puffinus major

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puffinus major - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hagdon \Hag"don\ (h[a^]g"d[o^]n), n. (Zool.)
     One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus;
     esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and
     Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater;
     -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See
     Shearwater.
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  Shearwater \Shear"wa`ter\, n. [Shear + water; cf. G.
     wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the
     surface of the water.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of
     the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to
     the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum
     ), the dusky shearwater (Puffinus obscurus), and
     the greater shearwater (Puffinus major), are well-known
     species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.
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