shearwater

Definitions

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.
2. A locality in Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
3. Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.
   broadly

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Examples

“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.”

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