puffinus puffinus
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern AtlanticSynonyms: Manx shearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Manx shearwater \Manx shearwater\ prop. n. (Zool.), A small black-and-white oceanic bird (Puffinus puffinus, or Puffinus anglorum), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It is avariety of shearwater. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man. [1913 Webster]