fulmar

[fool-mer]

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noun

any of certain oceanic birds of the petrel family, especially Fulmarus glacialis, a gull-like Arctic species.

fulmar

/ ˈ��ʊ��ə /

noun

any heavily built short-tailed oceanic bird of the genus Fulmarus and related genera, of polar regions: family Procellariidae , order Procellariiformes (petrels)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fulmar¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; originally dialect (Hebrides), from Icelandic ��ū�� “stinking, foul” + �� “gull” (with reference to its stench); foul

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fulmar¹

C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse ��ū�� , from ��ū��l foul + �� gull

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The fulmars, who nest on the ledges on the stack, have a defence mechanism where they vomit a red, oily substance at climbers, who they see as intruders.

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A census carried out by the charity found the numbers of fulmars, guillemots, razorbills and kittiwakes on the remote archipelago has fallen dramatically.

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As well as puffins, there are razorbills, kittiwakes, Manx shearwaters, guillemots and fulmars.

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Now fulmars and petrels swooped down and bore them away.

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Until mid-September for breeding great skuas, common terns, cormorants and fulmars:

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fully fledged fulminant

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