fulmar

fulmar
[ˈfʊlmə]
noun
  1. a gull-sized grey and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils
    暴风鹱,管鼻鹱
  2. Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic area and British Isles
    鹱属,鹱科:2种,尤指暴风鹱(拉丁名F. glacialis)
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll 'stinking, foul' (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már 'gull'
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