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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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shearwater — [shir′wôt΄ər, shir′wät΄ər] n. [ SHEAR + WATER] any of a genus (Puffinus, family Procellariidae) of black and white tubenose sea birds that skim the water in flight … English World dictionary
Shearwater — Taxobox name = Shearwaters image width = 200px image caption = Audubon s Shearwater chick regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Procellariiformes familia = Procellariidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Calonectris… … Wikipedia
Shearwater — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Toponymes 1.1 Australie 1.2 … Wikipédia en Français
shearwater — /shear waw teuhr, wot euhr/, n. any of several long winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low. [1665 75; SHEAR + WATER] * * * Any of numerous species (family Procellariidae) of long… … Universalium
Shearwater (disambiguation) — Shearwater or Shear water can refer to* Shearwater, the long winged seabirds * Shearwater, Tasmania, a town in Australia * Shearwater, Nova Scotia, an urban neighbourhood in Nova Scotia s Halifax Regional Municipality ** CFB Shearwater, a… … Wikipedia
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Shearwater Pottery — is a small family owned pottery in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States founded in 1928 by Peter Anderson (1901 1984), with the support of his parents, George Walter Anderson and Annette McConnell Anderson. From the 1920s through the present … Wikipedia
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