Fulmar

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  • noun. Either of two gull-like birds, Fulmarus glacialis of Arctic regions or F. glacialoides of Antarctic regions, having bluish-gray and white plumage.
  • noun. Any of several similar or related birds.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as foulmart.
  • noun. A natatorial oceanic bird of the family Procellariidæ and genus Fulmarus or some closely related genus; the fulmar petrel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of several species of sea birds, of the family Procellariidæ, allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea).
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
    • Word Usage
    "To the distinguished ornithologist and broadcaster James Fisher, the fulmar was the nearest thing we had to an albatross in the North Atlantic."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    petrel  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    arctic fulmar  fulmar petrel  malduck  mollemock  
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