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Manx shearwaters

Manx shearwaters is the plural of Manx shearwater.

Meaning of Manx shearwater

Noun

Manx shearwater (plural Manx shearwaters)

  1. A long-winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus, of the family Procellariidae.
    • Manx shearwaters lounge on the sheeny swell before pattering along and coasting away on stiff, elongated wings. Keep your eyes peeled for a chocolate- and-oatcakecoloured version of the Manxie.2006, James Lowen, A Summer of British Wildlife, page 141

Questions about Manx shearwaters

What is Manx shearwaters the plural of?
Manx shearwaters is the plural of Manx shearwater.

Words near Manx shearwaters in the dictionary

  1. Manx English
  2. Manx Gaelic
  3. Manx longhorn
  4. Manx longhorns
  5. Manx shearwater
  6. Manx shearwaters
  7. Manxes
  8. Manxie
  9. Manxies
  10. Manxland
  11. Manxman

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