- shear|wa|ter
- shear|wa|ter «SHIHR WT uhr, -WOT-», noun.any one of a genus of sea birds of the same family as the petrels, with long bills and long, slender wings which appear to shear or cleave the water.
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shearwater — shear•wa•ter [[t]ˈʃɪərˌwɔ tər, ˌwɒt ər[/t]] n. orn any of several long winged petrels, esp. of the genera Puffinus and Calonectris, that fly low over the water in search of food • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
P Anglorum — Shearwater Shear wa ter, n. [Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged oceanic birds of the genus {Puffinus} and related genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
P major — Shearwater Shear wa ter, n. [Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged oceanic birds of the genus {Puffinus} and related genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
P obscurus — Shearwater Shear wa ter, n. [Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged oceanic birds of the genus {Puffinus} and related genera.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shearwater — Shear wa ter, n. [Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged oceanic birds of the genus {Puffinus} and related genera. They are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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