fulmar

[ fool-mer ]

/ ˈfʊl mər /

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noun

any of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, especially Fulmarus glacialis, a gull-like Arctic species.

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Origin of fulmar

First recorded in 1690–1700; originally dialect (Hebrides), from Icelandic fūl “stinking, foul” + mār “gull” (with reference to its stench); see foul

Words nearby fulmar

full well, full word, fully, fully fashioned, fully fledged, fulmar, fulminant, fulminate, fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination

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How to use fulmar in a sentence

Kühn was surprised that “within hours, plastic additives can leach from plastic to fulmars.”
Polluting microplastics harm both animals and ecosystems|Alison Pearce Stevens|November 3, 2020|Science News For Students
They lay but a single white egg, the average dimensions of which are slightly smaller than those of the common Fulmar.
The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed
Do not wake until the fulmar begins to cry: sleep until we hear a sound of young birds.
Eskimo Folktales|Unknown
Eggs and birds, fresh or salted, furnish them with food; the Fulmar with oil: and feathers pay their rent.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

The flesh of the Fulmar is also a favourite food with the St. Kildans, who like it all the better on account of its oily nature.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
It rarely comes abroad by day, and if disturbed ejects from its mouth an oily matter, after the manner of the Fulmar.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for fulmar

fulmar

/ (ˈfʊlmə) /

noun

any heavily built short-tailed oceanic bird of the genus Fulmarus and related genera, of polar regions: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)

Word Origin for fulmar

C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse fūlmār, from fūll foul + mār gull

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