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单词 fulmar
释义

fulmar

/ˈfʊlmə /
noun
A gull-sized grey and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils.
  • Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic area and British Isles.
Adélie penguins, Cape petrels, southern fulmars, and six other species were observed for the study....
  • In spring and summer these become home to thousands of sea birds like guillemots, razorbills, puffins, fulmars and kittiwakes.
  • There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll 'stinking, foul' (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már 'gull'.

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