shearwater
[ sheer-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈʃɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
noun
Words nearby shearwater
shearing gang,
shearing shed,
shearlegs,
shearling,
shears,
shearwater,
sheatfish,
sheath,
sheath knife,
sheath of eyeball,
sheath of schwann
Example sentences from the Web for shearwater
Coultas (field notes) gives an interesting account of nesting activities of this shearwater at the Palau Islands.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
British Dictionary definitions for shearwater
shearwater
/ (ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə) /
noun
any of several oceanic birds of the genera Puffinus, such as P. puffinus (Manx shearwater), Procellaria, etc, specialized for an aerial or aquatic existence: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)
Word Origin for shearwater
C17: so named because their wings seem to clip the waves when they are flying low