fulmar
Meaning
Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
Synonyms
Translations
Eissturmvogel
fulmar
φουλμάρος
fulmar
fulmaro
Fulmarus
pardelão
fulmarPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʊlmɑː(ɹ)/
Etymology
From Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull”) (cognate to English mew), evidently in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.
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