About The Word Fulmar
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Fulmar
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What's The Definition Of Fulmar?
[n] heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fulmar: fulmar petrel | Fulmarus glacialis Related Terms | Find terms related to Fulmar: See Also | Fulmarus | genus Fulmarus | petrel Fulmar In Webster's Dictionary \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See
{foul}, and {Man} a gull.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}).
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