SHEARWATER
\ʃˈi͡əwɔːtə], \ʃˈiəwɔːtə], \ʃ_ˈiə_w_ɔː_t_ə]\
Definitions of SHEARWATER
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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 (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major)
By Noah Webster.
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