shearwater
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- noun
- /ˈʃɪrˌwɔːtər/
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pájaro de mar
- PHOTO (COLOR): A short-tailed shearwater chick, left, sits tamely in a catcher's hand.
- Newell's shearwater
Examples
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Newell's shearwaters and Hawaiian petrels, in contrast, breed exclusively on the main Hawaiian Islands.
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Five months later, the sooty shearwater begins his migration all over again, flying north to Hawaii.
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Note: All of these species are listed as endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service except the shearwater.
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The large bait ball of fish is first being attacked from aboveby shearwater birds.
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It might have paid off, as not one hour later, but perhaps two hours later, one of the leaders shouted, "Manx Shearwater off the aft, heading left, away from the boat."
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The conservation program Save Our Shearwaters reduces mortality from predators and other causes by collecting, rehabilitating, and releasing grounded shearwaters.
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Newell's shearwaters breed primarily on mountain slopes on Kauai, Molokai, and Hawaii (and possibly elsewhere).
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In the summer of 1961, shearwaters, oceanic birds that feed on anchovies, flew not over the ocean but inland toward the city of Capitola, California, dying by the dozens as they crashed into buildings and cars.
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A flock of shearwaters was feeding over the water.
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Sleek shearwaters and stubby Atlantic puffins whipped past the boat a few feet above the surface.
Synonyms
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A small sea bird with long wings that flies far from land
A medium-sized seabird with long wings that lives mostly at sea
A bird that lives mainly on the open sea far from land
A bird that lives and travels far out at sea
A small black and white sea bird that flies long distances over the ocean
Compounds
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shearwater comes from the parts shear, meaning 'to cut' or 'to skim', and water, meaning 'water', because this sea bird flies so low it looks like it is cutting or skimming the waves. So a shearwater is a long-winged ocean bird known for flying just above the water.