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| shear·wa·ter [ shr wáwtər ] (plural shear·wa·ters or shear·wa·ter) |
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low-flying seabird: a long-winged seabird with a short hooked beak, that flies low over the water in search of food. Genus Puffinus.
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| [< the impression when the bird flies that its wings are shearing the water] |
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