Fulmar Definition
fo͝olmər, -mär
noun
Any of various tubenose birds (family Procellariidae); esp., a gray sea bird (Fulmarus glacialis) common in arctic regions.
Webster's New World
Any of several similar or related birds.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- fulmarus-glacialis
- fulmar petrel
Other Word Forms of Fulmar
Noun
Singular:
fulmar
Plural:
fulmarsOrigin of Fulmar
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Ultimately (via Scots fulmar) (Scottish Gaelic fulmair) from Old Norse fūlmār fūll foul (from the foul-smelling oily liquid that the birds regurgitate as a defense when disturbed) pū̆- in Indo-European roots mār mew Old English mǣw
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull”), in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.
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