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Webster 1913 Edition
Manx shearwater
Manx shearwater
p
rop.
Noun.
(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.