"whalebird" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whalebirds [plural]
Etymology: whale + bird, because they have been known to follow whaling vessels to feed on the blubber and floating oil. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whale|bird}} whale + bird Head templates: {{en-noun}} whalebird (plural whalebirds)
  1. Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata. Translations (Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur and Pachyptila desolata): pararā (Maori)
    Sense id: en-whalebird-en-noun-7V9FIeEw Disambiguation of 'Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur and Pachyptila desolata': 89 11
  2. (Australia) The sooty tern Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Tubenose birds
    Sense id: en-whalebird-en-noun-3goT~TVl Disambiguation of Tubenose birds: 39 61 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Whaling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Whaling: 27 73

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for whalebird meaning in English (1.9kB)

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