Shear"wa`ter (?), n. [Shear +
water; cf. G. wassersherer; -- so called from its
running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the
genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the
petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the
dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater
(P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See
Hagdon.
Shear"wa`ter (?), n. [Shear +
water; cf. G. wassersherer; -- so called from its
running lightly along the surface of the water.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the
genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the
petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the
dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater
(P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See
Hagdon.
