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shearwater in British English
(ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə)
noun
any of several oceanic birds of the genera Puffinus, such as P. puffinus (Manx shearwater), Procellaria, etc, specialized for an aerial or aquatic existence: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)
Word origin
C17: so named because their wings seem to clip the waves when they are flying lowshearwater in American English
(ˈʃɪrˌwɔtər; ˈʃɪrˌwɑtər)
noun
any of a genus (Puffinus, family Procellariidae) of black-and-white tubenose sea birds that skim the water in flight
Word origin
shear + waterImage ofshearwater
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Word lists withshearwater
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- haemophile
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- haemophiliac
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- haemophilioid
- haemopoiesis
- haemopoietic
- haemoprotein
- haemoptyses
- haemoptysis
- haemorrhage
- haemorrhagic
- haemorrhagic fever
- haemorrhaging
- haemorrhoid
- haemorrhoidal
- haemorrhoidectomies
- haemorrhoidectomy
- haemorrhoids
- haemosiderin
- haemostasia
- haemostasis
- haemostat