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shearwater

shear·wa·ter
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sheer-waw-ter, -wot-er]
    • /ˈʃɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/
    • /ʃɪərˈwɔːtə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheer-waw-ter, -wot-er]
    • /ˈʃɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər/

Definitions of shearwater word

  • noun shearwater any of several long-winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low. 1
  • noun shearwater any of several oceanic birds of the genera Puffinus, such as P. puffinus (Manx shearwater), Procellaria, etc, specialized for an aerial or aquatic existence: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels) 0
  • noun shearwater any of a genus (Puffinus, family Procellariidae) of black-and-white tubenose sea birds that skim the water in flight 0
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Origin of shearwater

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; shear + water

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Parts of speech for Shearwater

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shearwater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • greater shearwater

    a sooty-brown and white shearwater, Puffinus gravis, of eastern coasts of the Western Hemisphere.

  • mutton bird

    any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.

  • hagdon

    any of various oceanic birds of the North Atlantic coasts of Europe and America, especially the greater shearwater.

  • short-tailed shearwater

    any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.

  • sooty shearwater

    any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.
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