| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fulmar |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ful·mar |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f l m r, -mär |
| NOUN: | 1. A gull-like bird (Fulmarus glacialis) of Arctic regions, having smoky gray plumage. 2. Any of several similar or related birds. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Dialectal : probably Old Norse f ll, foul; see p - in Appendix I + m r, mew; akin to Old English m w.
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