shearwater
shearwater noun: any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
Noun
shearwater (plural shearwaters)
- Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
- At first I would not eat a frigate bird, a booby or a shearwater, but after a few months on the island I tried one broiled over coconut-shell coals, and I have never since missed an opportunity for such a feast.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 53
- Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.
Proper noun capitalized: Shearwater
Shearwater
shearwater meaning in Tamil
shearwater in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of shearwater
Forms of shearwater
| plural | shearwaters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sheerwater |
Origin of shearwater
From shear + water.
Words formed from shearwater
- Audubon's shearwater
- Baillon's shearwater
- Balearic shearwater
- Bannerman's shearwater
- Barolo shearwater
- black-vented shearwater
- Boyd's shearwater
- Bryan's shearwater
- Buller's shearwater
- Cape Verde shearwater
- Christmas shearwater
- Cory's shearwater
- dusky shearwater
- flesh-footed shearwater
- fluttering shearwater
- Galápagos shearwater
- great shearwater
- Hawaiian shearwater
- Heinroth's shearwater
- Hutton's shearwater
- lava shearwater
- little shearwater
- Macronesian shearwater
- Manx shearwater
- Mediterranean shearwater
- Newell's shearwater
- Olson's shearwater
- Persian shearwater
- pink-footed shearwater
- Scopoli's shearwater
- short-tailed shearwater
- sooty shearwater
- streaked shearwater
- subantarctic shearwater
- Townsend's shearwater
- tropical shearwater
- wedge-tailed shearwater
- yelkouan shearwater
Questions about shearwater
- What does shearwater mean?
- Shearwater means any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
- What is shearwater in Tamil?
- Shearwater in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Shearwater meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shearwater?
- Shearwater can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of shearwater?
- The plural of shearwater is shearwaters.
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