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[syn: fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See
foul, and Man a gull.] (Zool.)
One of several species of sea birds, of the family
Procellariid[ae], 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).
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
Petrus, Gr. pe`tros a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so
called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
Petrify.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
to the family Procellarid[ae]. The small petrels, or Mother
Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma,
Procellaria, and several allied genera.
[1913 Webster]
Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They
chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar.
Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels,
especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's
chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fulmar petrel
n 1: heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn:
fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis]