Puffinus major

Puffinus major
Hagdon Hag"don (h[a^]g"d[o^]n), n. (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Puffinus}; esp., {Puffinus major}, the greater shearwarter, and {Puffinus Stricklandi}, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also {hagdown}, {haglin}, and {hag}. See {Shearwater}. [1913 Webster]

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  • P major — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hag — Hagdon Hag don (h[a^]g d[o^]n), n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Puffinus}; esp., {Puffinus major}, the greater shearwarter, and {Puffinus Stricklandi}, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; called also {hagdown},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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