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shearwater

shear·wa·ter

uncommon

noun

1.

long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves

Origin

From shear + water.

Phrases

  • Audubon's shearwater
  • Baillon's shearwater
  • Balearic shearwater
  • Bannerman's shearwater
  • Barolo shearwater
  • black-vented shearwater
  • Boyd's shearwater
  • Bryan's shearwater

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