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shearwaters

shearwaters is the plural of shearwater.

Meaning of shearwater

Noun

shearwater (plural shearwaters)

  1. 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
  2. (broadly) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.

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

Words near shearwaters in the dictionary

  1. sheartail
  2. sheartails
  3. shearwall
  4. shearwalls
  5. shearwater
  6. shearwaters
  7. shearwave
  8. shearwaves
  9. sheas
  10. Sheasley
  11. Sheasleys

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