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shearwater definition

shear·water (s̸hir′wôt′ər, -wät′-)

noun

any of a genus (Puffinus, family Procellariidae) of black-and-white tubenose sea birds that skim the water in flight

Etymology: shear + water

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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