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shearwater

/ˈʃɪərwɔːtər/ /ˈʃɪrwɔtər/

Meanings

noun
Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.