Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two gull-like birds, Fulmarus glacialis of Arctic regions or F. glacialoides of Antarctic regions, having bluish-gray and white plumage.
- noun Any of several similar or related birds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A natatorial oceanic bird of the family Procellariidæ and genus Fulmarus or some closely related genus; the fulmar petrel.
- noun Same as
foulmart .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of several species of sea birds, of the family
Procellariidæ , allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are thearctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis ) (called alsofulmar petrel ,malduck , andmollemock ), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Either of two species of
pelagic seabird in thegenus Fulmarus ,Fulmarus glacialis andF. glacialoides , which breed on cliffs.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To the distinguished ornithologist and broadcaster James Fisher, the fulmar was the nearest thing we had to an albatross in the North Atlantic.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Lagged effects of ocean climate change on fulmar population dynamics.
Effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the Arctic 2009
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He wrote a monograph on the fulmar and the still unsurpassed Shell Bird Book, a vade mecum of the cultural and natural history of British birds.
A Year on the Wing TIM DEE 2009
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Additional immigrants from the north during the winter include many birds, such as thick-billed murre, northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), and little auk.
Fisheries and aquaculture in the Newfoundland and Labrador Seas, Northeastern Canada 2009
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At the far northern end of the beach we come across a dead fulmar and marvel at the size and ferocity of its beak.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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In addition, the Antarctic fulmar breeds on nearby islands and is regularly observed.
South Orkney Islands 2009
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Some species characteristic of Marielandia are: southern fulmar (Fulmaras glacialoides); southern giant fulmar (Macronectes giganteus); cape pigeon (Daption capense); snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea);
Antarctic Peninsula 2009
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Lagged effects of ocean climate change on fulmar population dynamics.
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At the far northern end of the beach we come across a dead fulmar and marvel at the size and ferocity of its beak.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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Large flocks of northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis and gulls feed among the grounded icebergs.
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