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.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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