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hagdon

hagdon noun: any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, of species Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major; great shearwater) and of species Puffinus stricklandi (black hagdon or sooty shearwater).

hagdon: any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, of species...
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Noun

hagdon (plural hagdons)

  1. (archaic, regional) Any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, of species Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major; great shearwater) and of species Puffinus stricklandi (black hagdon or sooty shearwater).

Forms of hagdon

pluralhagdons
alternative formhag
alternative formhagdown
alternative formhaglin
alternative formhagden

Origin of hagdon

Unknown. Compare later haglet (“shearwater, petrel”). Attested (as hagden) from the 17th century.

Questions about hagdon

What does hagdon mean?
Hagdon means any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, of species Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major; great shearwater) and of species Puffinus stricklandi (black hagdon or sooty shearwater).
What part of speech is hagdon?
Hagdon is a noun.
What is the plural of hagdon?
The plural of hagdon is hagdons.

Words near hagdon in the dictionary

  1. hagbuts
  2. hagbutter
  3. hagbutters
  4. hagden
  5. hagdens
  6. hagdon
  7. hagdons
  8. hagdown
  9. hagdowns
  10. hagebut
  11. hagebuts

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