Definition of Manx shearwater

1. Noun. Small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic.

Exact synonyms: Puffinus Puffinus
Generic synonyms: Shearwater

Definition of Manx shearwater

1. Noun. A long-winged pelagic seabird, ''Puffinus puffinus'', of the family Procellariidae ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manx Shearwater

Mantua
Mantuan
Mantuans
Manu
Manual
Manuel
Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front
Manuel de Falla
Manueline
Manwich
Manwiches
Manx
Manx Gaelic
Manx cat
Manx cats
Manx shearwater (current term)
Manx shearwaters
Manxes
Manxman
Manxmen
Manxwoman
Manzanilla
Manzhouli
Manzoni
Manzonian
Manzonians
Mao Tsetung
Mao Zedong
Mao jacket
Mao suit

Literary usage of Manx shearwater

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1857)
"Manx shearwater. MANX PETREL. MANX PUFFIN. SHEARWATER PETREL. ... The Manx Shearwater breeds in the Hebrides, at St. Kilda and Soa; also in Zetland, ..."

2. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE Manx shearwater is the commonest species of the genus in the British seas, and as the period of incubation approaches it resorts to many portions of our ..."

3. The Natural History Review: A Quarterly Journal of Biological Science by Cork Scientific and Literary Society, Cuvierian Society of Cork, Natural History Society of Dublin (1854)
"Mr. Andrews had also the opportunity of exhibiting a specimen of the Manx shearwater with the egg, taken in one of tho cliffs, on the Island of Valentia. ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Manx shearwater, but the barbarous and misapplied word ... but the Manx shearwater aforesaid is the only one that at all commonly occurs or breeds in the ..."

5. Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society and Field Club (1883)
"Manx shearwater (Puffinus Anglorum) IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. A SPECIMEN of this species was picked up in a field of mangold wurzel on the morning of August 24th ..."

6. The Nests and Eggs of British Birds: When and where to Find Them : Being a by Charles Dixon (1894)
"BRITISH BREEDING AREA: The Manx shearwater has no known breeding-place on the ... BREEDING HABITS : The Manx shearwater is a resident in the British seas, ..."

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