fulmar
A northern fulmar
Meaning
Noun
- Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
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Origin
- From Old Norse fúll + már, in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.
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