Fulmar

//ˈfʊlmɑː(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.

    "In the southern districts, the Inuit hunted fulmars with bird darts from kayaks (Helms 1926). The Nipisat people may have hunted fulmar and great shearwater, probably using similar methods."

  2. 2
    heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions wordnet

Synonyms

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birdchickcygnetdoveeaglefledgling

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"In the southern districts, the Inuit hunted fulmars with bird darts from kayaks (Helms 1926). The Nipisat people may have hunted fulmar and great shearwater, probably using similar methods."

Etymology

From Icelandic fúlmár, from Old Norse fúlmár, from Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull, mew”) (see English mew), evidently in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.

Related phrases

fulmar prionnorthern fulmarsouthern fulmarfulmarus glacialisfulmarus glacialoides

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