shearwater

noun

  1. 1

    Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.

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