Shearwater

What do we mean by shearwater?

Any of various pelagic seabirds of the genera Puffinus and Calonectris having a short hooked bill with tube-shaped nostrils and long slender wings that appear to shear the water as the bird flies along the surface. noun

A sea-bird of the petrel family, Procellariidæ, and section Puffineæ, having a long and comparatively slender, much-hooked bill, short nasal tubes obliquely truncate and with a thick nasal septum, long pointed wings, short tail, and close oily plumage. noun

Same as cutwater, 3. See Rhynchops. noun

Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See hagdon. noun

Any of various long-winged pelagic seabirds in the genera Calonectris or Puffinus, of the family Procellariidae, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs. noun

Long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves noun

Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.

(by extension) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.

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Words that rhyme with shearwater:
sheerwater.

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Consonant match to shearwater:
sheerwater.

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