Phrase guide

Manx shearwater

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A long-winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus, of the family Procellariidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Puffinus puffinus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shearwater

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: pardiella — Translations
  • Czech: buřňák severní — Translations
  • Danish: almindelig skråpe — Translations
  • Dutch: noordse pijlstormvogel — Translations
  • Faroese: skrápur — Translations
  • Finnish: pikkuliitäjä — Translations
  • German: Schwarzschnabel-Sturmtaucher — Translations
  • Icelandic: skrofa — Translations
  • Irish: cánóg dhubh — Translations
  • Italian: berta minore — Translations
  • Manx: pibbin Vanninagh — Translations
  • Manx: scraayl — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havlire — Translations
  • Portuguese: bobo-pequeno — Translations
  • Portuguese: estapagado — Translations
  • Russian: ма́лый буреве́стник (mályj burevéstnik) — Translations
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный буреве́стник (obyknovénnyj burevéstnik) — Translations
  • Northern Sami: áhpeliira — Translations
  • Scottish Gaelic: fachadh ban — Translations
  • Scottish Gaelic: sgrab — Translations
  • Welsh: adar drycin Manaw — Translations