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Hagdon \Hag"don\ (h[a^]g"d[o^]n), n. (Zool.)
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus;
esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and
Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater;
-- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See
Shearwater.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
Hagdon \Hag"don\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus;
esp., P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P.
Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called
also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See Shearwater.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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