Aleutian
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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I once flushed a ptarmigan from Aleutian heather—here I’m reminded that these birds turn white when the snow flies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The catch, so to speak, is that the boats must travel much farther north—to fisheries 220 miles above the Aleutian Islands, the crabbers’ old hunting grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Breeding occurs in regions spanning from Año Nuevo Island in Central California to the Kuril Islands north of Japan, with the greatest concentration of breeding grounds in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Among them is Veleropilina gretchenae, a newly identified mollusk recovered from the Aleutian Trench at 6,465 meters.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
Pacific; breeds in Aleutian Islands; recorded north to Bering Strait; winters south to California.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.
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