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ful·mar

(fo͝ol′mər, -mär′)

1. Either of two gull-like birds, Fulmarus glacialis of Arctic regions or F. glacialoides of Antarctic regions, having bluish-gray and white plumage.

2. Any of several similar or related birds.

[Ultimately (via Scots fulmar Scottish Gaelic fulmair) from Old Norse fūlmār : fūll, foul (from the foul-smelling oily liquid that the birds regurgitate as a defense when disturbed ); see pū̆- in Indo-European roots + mār, mew; akin to Old English mǣw.]

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fulmar

(ˈfʊlmə)

(Animals) any heavily built short-tailed oceanic bird of the genus Fulmarus and related genera, of polar regions: family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes (petrels)

[C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse fūlmār, from fūll foul + mār gull]

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ful•mar

(ˈfʊl mər)

n.

any of several gull-like pelagic birds akin to the shearwaters and petrels, esp. Fulmarus glacialis, of N oceans.

[1690–1700; orig. dial. (Hebrides) < Icelandic fūl stinking, foul + mār gull]

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Noun

fulmar - heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions

fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis

petrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land

Fulmarus, genus Fulmarus - fulmars

Translations

mallemuk

fýll

fulmar

n → Eissturmvogel m

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fulmar

[ˈfʊlməʳ] n → procellaria dei ghiacci

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The condor lays a couple of eggs and the ostrich a score, and yet in the same country the condor may be the more numerous of the two: the Fulmar petrel lays but one egg, yet it is believed to be the most numerous bird in the world.

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It was the only vehicle involved in the early morning crash, near the junction with Fulmar Road.

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| A Fulmar glides over the Little Orme, Llandudno CALM weather along the coast near Moelfre at the weekend gave the perfect conditions to watch Red-throated Diver and Black Guillemot on the waveless sea.

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The 38-year-old father-of-two collapsed suddenly while working on the Fulmar oil platform, near Aberdeen, in Scotland.

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In the car park at Fulmar Drive, she found Hall's vehicle close to hers.

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The productivity levels were achieved during the inaugural port call of Evergreen Marine Corp.'s 1,440-TEU boxship Cape Fulmar. This marked the debut of Evergreen's South Korea-Taiwan-Philippines service, a new route to facilitate improving regional trade among the three economies.

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Most are found to have eaten plastic items, some fulmar stomachs containing more than 30 pieces.

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The Government has confirmed the marine conservation zones (MCZs) of Coquet Island off Amble to St Mary's Island off Whitley Bay, plus Farnes East and Fulmar off Northumberland.

Three marine protected areas declared off the North East coast; New safeguarded zones include Coquet Island to St Mary's Island and seas around Farne Islands

Living a solitary life near the sea with her father, Arnaq became ensorcelled by a fulmar (seabird) shaman named Qaqulluk who wooed her with tuneful singing promises, filled with deception.

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The firm was approached by Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports to replace the engines on board the Fulmar - one of eight Mersey pilot boats.