Manx shearwater
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Manx Shearwater — Puffinus puffinus (left) Conservation status … Wikipedia
Manx shearwater — prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of {shearwater}. It was formerly abundant in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx shearwater — Manx Manx, a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. [1913 Webster] {Manx shearwater} . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx shearwater — atlantinė audronaša statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Puffinus puffinus angl. Manx shearwater vok. Schwarzschnabel Sturmtaucher, m rus. обыкновенный буревестник, m pranc. puffin des Anglais, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Manx shearwater — noun small black and white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic • Syn: ↑Puffinus puffinus • Hypernyms: ↑shearwater … Useful english dictionary
Manx shearwater — noun a dark backed shearwater that nests on islands in the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean. [Puffinus puffinus.] … English new terms dictionary
Manx petrel — Manx shearwater Manx shearwater prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx puffin — Manx shearwater Manx shearwater prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx — (/mangks/, IPA /ˈmæŋk … Wikipedia
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
