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mutton bird

The correct spelling is mutton bird.

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Say it like: Mut-ton- bi-rd

The correct spelling is mutton bird. Any of various seabirds whose flesh is said to taste like mutton when cooked, especially Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, or a petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

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  1. 1.Any of various seabirds whose flesh is said to taste like mutton when cooked, especially Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, or a petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

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