Word
Shearwater
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
shear-wa-ter
Definition
- n. - Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic
birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the
petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky
shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are
well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.
- noun - Long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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