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garefowl

gare·fowl [ gáir fòwl ] (plural gare·fowl or gare·fowls)


noun 
Definition:
 
extinct seabird: a large flightless seabird that was native to northern Atlantic coasts until it was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th century. Latin name Alca impennis.

[Late 17th century. < Old Norse geirfugl]
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