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Puffinus major
(gcide) | Hagdon \Hag"don\ (h[a^]g"d[o^]n), n. (Zool.)
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus;
esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and
Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater;
-- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See
Shearwater.
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Puffinus major
(gcide) | Shearwater \Shear"wa`ter\, n. [Shear + water; cf. G.
wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the
surface of the water.] (Zool.)
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 ({Puffinus
Anglorum}), the dusky shearwater (Puffinus obscurus), and
the greater shearwater (Puffinus major), are well-known
species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon.
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