Definitions of shearwater
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long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
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types:
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Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
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type of:
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petrel
relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
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Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
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