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Rareshearwater
The correct spelling is shearwater.
How to pronounce shearwater
noun
Say it like: Shee-rwa-ter
The correct spelling is shearwater. Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
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noun
- 1.Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
- 2.(by extension) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.
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