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muttonbird
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: any of several Australasian sea birds often used (as by the Maori) for their meat, oil, and feathers: as
a.
(1) : a short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) of Australia and New Zealand
(2) : a sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) of New Zealand
b. : any of several petrels (as Pterodroma macroptera, P. lessoni, and P. neglecta) |