fulmar

[ fool-mer ]

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

Origin of fulmar

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; originally dialect (Hebrides), from Icelandic fūl “stinking, foul” + mār “gull” (with reference to its stench); see foul

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How to use fulmar in a sentence

  • It rarely comes abroad by day, and if disturbed ejects from its mouth an oily matter, after the manner of the fulmar.

British Dictionary definitions for fulmar

fulmar

/ (ˈfʊlmə) /


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

Origin of fulmar

1
C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse fūlmār, from fūll foul + mār gull

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