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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions;
[syn: fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See foul, and Man a gull.] (Zool.) One of several species of sea birds, of the family Procellariid[ae], allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. pe`tros a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See Petrify.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellarid[ae]. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera. [1913 Webster] Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere. Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar. Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape. Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels, especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fulmar petrel n 1: heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn: fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis]