1) Albatross relative 2) Lake of Wiltshire 3) Petrel 4) Sub Pop artist 5) Well known bird
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Puffinus Pseudobulweria Lugensa Procellaria Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds. There are more than 30 species of shearwaters, a few larger ones in the genus Calonectris and many smaller species in the genus Puffinus. The Procellaria petrels and Bulweria were believed to belong to this group, but are only distantly related based on ...
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[lake] Shearwater is a man-made freshwater lake near Crockerton village, close to the town of Warminster in Wiltshire. Part of the Longleat Estate, the lake is surrounded by mature woodland, and is popular with anglers, walkers and cyclists. The lake is home to Shearwater Sailing Club, which sails mainly Wayfarer dinghies and Laser dinghies...
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• (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.Shearwater: words in the...
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any member of more than a dozen species of long-winged oceanic birds belonging to the family Procellariidae (order Procellariiformes), which also ... [2 related articles]
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<ornithology> Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. Obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. Major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon. ... Origin: She...
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Shear'wa`ter noun [
Shear +
water ; confer German
wassersherer ; -- so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water.]
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus
Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the ...
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n] - long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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noun long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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Any sea bird of the genus Puffinus. All the species are oceanic, and either dark above and white below or all dark. Shearwaters are members of the same family (Procellariidae), as the diving petrels, order Procellariiformes. They get their name from their habit of skimming low over the sea on still wings. The sooty shearwater
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