Definition of Manx shearwater
prop. n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
small
black-and-white
oceanic
bird
(
Puffinus
puffinus
,
or
Puffinus
anglorum
),
common
in
the
Eastern
North
Atlantic
.
Called
also
Manx
petrel
,
Manx
puffin
.
It
is
avariety
of
shearwater
.
It
was
formerly
abundant
in
the
Isle
of
Man
.
Related Words
Puffinus
puffinus
,
shearwater
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