- Manx shearwater
- Manx Manx, a.
Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,
the Manx language.
[1913 Webster]
{Manx shearwater} . [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Manx shearwater
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Manx Shearwater — Puffinus puffinus (left) Conservation status … Wikipedia
Manx shearwater — prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of {shearwater}. It was formerly abundant in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx shearwater — atlantinė audronaša statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Puffinus puffinus angl. Manx shearwater vok. Schwarzschnabel Sturmtaucher, m rus. обыкновенный буревестник, m pranc. puffin des Anglais, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Manx shearwater — noun small black and white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic • Syn: ↑Puffinus puffinus • Hypernyms: ↑shearwater … Useful english dictionary
Manx shearwater — noun a dark backed shearwater that nests on islands in the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean. [Puffinus puffinus.] … English new terms dictionary
Manx shearwater — noun A long winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus, of the family Procellariidae … Wiktionary
Manx petrel — Manx shearwater Manx shearwater prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx puffin — Manx shearwater Manx shearwater prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.), A small black and white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic. Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Manx — (/mangks/, IPA /ˈmæŋk … Wikipedia
Shearwater — Shear wa ter, n. [Shear + water; cf. G. wassersherer; so called from its running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of long winged oceanic birds of the genus {Puffinus} and related genera. They are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
