fulmars
fulmars is the plural of fulmar.
Meaning of fulmar
Noun
fulmar (plural fulmars)
- Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
- In the southern districts, the Inuit hunted fulmars with bird darts from kayaks (Helms 1926). The Nipisat people may have hunted fulmar and great shearwater, probably using similar methods.2004, Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen, Tinna Møbjerg, Nipisat - A Saqqaq Culture Site in Sisimiut, Central West Greenland, page 104
- Synonyms:
- fulmar-petrel, stinker
Phrases with fulmars
Questions about fulmars
- What is fulmars the plural of?
- Fulmars is the plural of fulmar.
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