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.
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Shearwater \Shear"wa`ter\, n. [Shear + water; cf. G.
wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the
surface of the water.]
(Zool.)
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 (Puffinus
Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (Puffinus obscurus), and
the greater shearwater (Puffinus major), are well-known
species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.
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