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fulmar
CIDE DICTIONARY
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 ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fulmar, n. any medium-sized sea bird of the genus Fulmarus, with stout body, robust bill, and rounded tail.
Etymology
orig. Hebridean dial.: perh. f. ON f{uacute}ll FOUL (with ref. to its smell) + m{aacute}r gull (cf. MEW(2))
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