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fulmar

noun ful·mar \ˈfl-mər, -ˌmär\

Definition of FULMAR

:  a seabird (Fulmarus glacialis) of colder northern seas closely related to the petrels; also :  a related bird (F. glacialoides) of circumpolar distribution in colder southern seas
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Origin of FULMAR

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse fūlmār fulmar, from fūll foul + mār gull — more at mew
First Known Use: 1698

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