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shearwater
[ sheer-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈʃɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
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shear strain, shear strength, shear stress, shear stud, shear transformation, shearwater, shear wave, shear zone, sheatfish, sheath, sheathbill
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British Dictionary definitions for shearwater
shearwater
/ (ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə) /
noun
any of several oceanic birds of the genera Puffinus, such as P. puffinus (Manx shearwater), Procellaria, etc, specialized for an aerial or aquatic existence: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)
Word Origin for shearwater
C17: so named because their wings seem to clip the waves when they are flying low
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