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Cory's shearwater

Cory's shearwater noun: calonectris borealis, a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.

Noun

Cory's shearwater (plural Cory's shearwaters)

  1. Calonectris borealis, a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.

Forms of Cory's shearwater

pluralCory's shearwaters

Origin of Cory's shearwater

Named after Charles B. Cory (1857–1921), American ornithologist.

Questions about Cory's shearwater

What does Cory's shearwater mean?
Cory's shearwater means calonectris borealis, a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.
What part of speech is Cory's shearwater?
Cory's shearwater is a noun.
What is the plural of Cory's shearwater?
The plural of Cory's shearwater is Cory's shearwaters.

Words near Cory's shearwater in the dictionary

  1. Corwen
  2. Corwin
  3. Corwins
  4. Corwith
  5. cory
  6. Cory's shearwater
  7. Corybant
  8. Corybantes
  9. Corybantian
  10. corybantiasm
  11. corybantic

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