fulmar

(fo̵ol′mər)

noun

any of various tubenose birds (family Procellariidae); esp., a gray sea bird (Fulmarus glacialis) common in arctic regions

Origin: ON < fūll, foul, unpleasant + mār, sea gull

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noun

A gull-like bird (Fulmarus glacialis) of Arctic regions, having smoky gray plumage.
Any of several similar or related birds.

Origin:

Origin: Dialectal

Origin: : probably Old Norse fūll, foul; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + mār, mew

Origin: ; akin to Old English mǣw

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