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giant fulmar — noun large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas • Syn: ↑giant petrel, ↑Macronectes giganteus • Hypernyms: ↑petrel • Member Holonyms: ↑Macronectes, ↑genus Macronectes * * * … Useful english dictionary
giant fulmar. — See giant petrel … Useful english dictionary
Fulmar — Ful mar (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See {foul}, and {Man} a gull.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fulmar petrel — Fulmar Ful mar (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See {foul}, and {Man} a gull.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fulmar — /fool meuhr/, n. any of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, esp. Fulmarus glacialis, a gull like Arctic species. [1690 1700; orig. dial. (Hebrides) < Icel ful stinking, FOUL + mar gull (with reference to its stench)] * * * Any of several… … Universalium
giant petrel — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Also called giant fulmar. * * * … Universalium
giant petrel — noun large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas • Syn: ↑giant fulmar, ↑Macronectes giganteus • Hypernyms: ↑petrel • Member Holonyms: ↑Macronectes, ↑genus Macronectes … Useful english dictionary
arctic fulmar — Fulmar Ful mar (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See {foul}, and {Man} a gull.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Giant's Causeway — For other uses, see Giant s Causeway (disambiguation). Coordinates: 55°14′27″N 6°30′42″W / 55.24083°N 6.51167°W / 55.2 … Wikipedia
Giant petrel — Petrel Pe trel, n. [F. p[ e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. ? a stone ( John i. 42); probably so called in allusion to St. Peter s walking on the sea. See {Petrify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
