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fulmar Definition

ful·mar (fo̵ol′mər)

noun

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

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

fulmar Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: The extensive coastal cliffs provide nest sites for a range of breeding seabirds including fulmars, guillemots, razorbills, puffins and kittiwakes.

Adjective modifier

  • northern: In northwest European waters, several thousand northern fulmars are probably killed each year in these fisheries.

Modifies a noun

  • nest: On the less accessible cliff ledges, sea birds like puffins, guillemots, kittiwakes and fulmars nest.
  • fulmarus: Large flocks of northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis and gulls feed among the grounded icebergs.
  • glacialis: Large flocks of northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis and gulls feed among the grounded icebergs.