Definition of fulmar in English:

fulmar

noun ˈfʊlməˈfʊlmər

A gull-sized grey and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils.
Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic area and British Isles
Example sentencesExamples
- Carried by the gentle swell, the boat sails to the foot of cathedrals of black rock - like some kind of nautical Macchu Picchu - teeming with fulmars, kittiwakes and puffins.
- Then we reach the high black cliffs where a colony of fulmars glides; one of them follows us, flapping its wings for a spell, then gliding towards the sea, then rising again.
- Great skuas, gannets, fulmars, blackheaded gulls and a few guillemots played like children.
- You may see stiff-winged fulmars gliding effortlessly, or hear them cackling as they sit precariously on ledges incubating single eggs.
- There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard.
- These steep pinnacles are now part of the RSPB bird sanctuary populated by the largest Arctic tern colony in north-west Europe, and home to numerous puffins, kittiwakes, shags and fulmars.
- Hundreds of gulls, cormorants and fulmars nest in the cliffs and in burrows on cliff-edges.
- When nesting on a rock ledge, the fulmars do not build a nest, but when they nest on a bank or slope, they make a shallow scrape, occasionally lined with small stones.
- In spring and summer these become home to thousands of sea birds like guillemots, razorbills, puffins, fulmars and kittiwakes.
- St Kilda is home to the world's largest colony of gannets and the largest colonies of fulmars and puffins in Britain.
- The sun-warmed sound of a skylark pours out of a hazy blue sky, contrasting oddly with the wild, skirling squawks of the kittiwakes and fulmars swooping and wheeling below the cliffs.
- In coastal areas, for example, puffins, rock doves, fulmars and guillemots are the most favoured items of diet.
- The eggs of the fulmar are large, white and beautiful.
- Adélie penguins, Cape petrels, southern fulmars, and six other species were observed for the study.
- The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island.
- Gannets, fulmars and kittiwakes all constitute a hazard to a frisky live-bait, as do blue sharks.
- Researchers are not concerned that the species is in trouble as fulmars are one of the world's most numerous seabirds.
- Arctic terns, arctic skuas, guillemots, kittiewakes and fulmars are all suffering, with numbers drastically down, while all the large arctic tern colonies in the North Isles have already failed.
- Bempton is the largest seabird colony in England and is home to a breathtaking array of gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars - and puffins.
- Pinions outstretched, half hopping and half flying, the fulmar leaped and clambered over the rocks until it reached a nearly level space of smooth stone, some two lengths in breath and width.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll 'stinking, foul' (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már 'gull'.

Definition of fulmar in US English:

fulmar

nounˈfʊlmərˈfo͝olmər

A gull-sized gray and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils.
Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic
Example sentencesExamples
- There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard.
- In coastal areas, for example, puffins, rock doves, fulmars and guillemots are the most favoured items of diet.
- St Kilda is home to the world's largest colony of gannets and the largest colonies of fulmars and puffins in Britain.
- In spring and summer these become home to thousands of sea birds like guillemots, razorbills, puffins, fulmars and kittiwakes.
- You may see stiff-winged fulmars gliding effortlessly, or hear them cackling as they sit precariously on ledges incubating single eggs.
- Bempton is the largest seabird colony in England and is home to a breathtaking array of gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars - and puffins.
- The eggs of the fulmar are large, white and beautiful.
- Then we reach the high black cliffs where a colony of fulmars glides; one of them follows us, flapping its wings for a spell, then gliding towards the sea, then rising again.
- Adélie penguins, Cape petrels, southern fulmars, and six other species were observed for the study.
- Hundreds of gulls, cormorants and fulmars nest in the cliffs and in burrows on cliff-edges.
- Researchers are not concerned that the species is in trouble as fulmars are one of the world's most numerous seabirds.
- Carried by the gentle swell, the boat sails to the foot of cathedrals of black rock - like some kind of nautical Macchu Picchu - teeming with fulmars, kittiwakes and puffins.
- Great skuas, gannets, fulmars, blackheaded gulls and a few guillemots played like children.
- Pinions outstretched, half hopping and half flying, the fulmar leaped and clambered over the rocks until it reached a nearly level space of smooth stone, some two lengths in breath and width.
- Gannets, fulmars and kittiwakes all constitute a hazard to a frisky live-bait, as do blue sharks.
- When nesting on a rock ledge, the fulmars do not build a nest, but when they nest on a bank or slope, they make a shallow scrape, occasionally lined with small stones.
- These steep pinnacles are now part of the RSPB bird sanctuary populated by the largest Arctic tern colony in north-west Europe, and home to numerous puffins, kittiwakes, shags and fulmars.
- Arctic terns, arctic skuas, guillemots, kittiewakes and fulmars are all suffering, with numbers drastically down, while all the large arctic tern colonies in the North Isles have already failed.
- The sun-warmed sound of a skylark pours out of a hazy blue sky, contrasting oddly with the wild, skirling squawks of the kittiwakes and fulmars swooping and wheeling below the cliffs.
- The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll ‘stinking, foul’ (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már ‘gull’.

单词	fulmar
释义	Definition of fulmar in English: fulmar noun ˈfʊlməˈfʊlmər A gull-sized grey and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils. Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic area and British Isles Example sentencesExamples Carried by the gentle swell, the boat sails to the foot of cathedrals of black rock - like some kind of nautical Macchu Picchu - teeming with fulmars, kittiwakes and puffins. Then we reach the high black cliffs where a colony of fulmars glides; one of them follows us, flapping its wings for a spell, then gliding towards the sea, then rising again. Great skuas, gannets, fulmars, blackheaded gulls and a few guillemots played like children. You may see stiff-winged fulmars gliding effortlessly, or hear them cackling as they sit precariously on ledges incubating single eggs. There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard. These steep pinnacles are now part of the RSPB bird sanctuary populated by the largest Arctic tern colony in north-west Europe, and home to numerous puffins, kittiwakes, shags and fulmars. Hundreds of gulls, cormorants and fulmars nest in the cliffs and in burrows on cliff-edges. When nesting on a rock ledge, the fulmars do not build a nest, but when they nest on a bank or slope, they make a shallow scrape, occasionally lined with small stones. In spring and summer these become home to thousands of sea birds like guillemots, razorbills, puffins, fulmars and kittiwakes. St Kilda is home to the world's largest colony of gannets and the largest colonies of fulmars and puffins in Britain. The sun-warmed sound of a skylark pours out of a hazy blue sky, contrasting oddly with the wild, skirling squawks of the kittiwakes and fulmars swooping and wheeling below the cliffs. In coastal areas, for example, puffins, rock doves, fulmars and guillemots are the most favoured items of diet. The eggs of the fulmar are large, white and beautiful. Adélie penguins, Cape petrels, southern fulmars, and six other species were observed for the study. The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island. Gannets, fulmars and kittiwakes all constitute a hazard to a frisky live-bait, as do blue sharks. Researchers are not concerned that the species is in trouble as fulmars are one of the world's most numerous seabirds. Arctic terns, arctic skuas, guillemots, kittiewakes and fulmars are all suffering, with numbers drastically down, while all the large arctic tern colonies in the North Isles have already failed. Bempton is the largest seabird colony in England and is home to a breathtaking array of gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars - and puffins. Pinions outstretched, half hopping and half flying, the fulmar leaped and clambered over the rocks until it reached a nearly level space of smooth stone, some two lengths in breath and width. Origin Late 17th century: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll 'stinking, foul' (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már 'gull'. Definition of fulmar in US English: fulmar nounˈfʊlmərˈfo͝olmər A gull-sized gray and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils. Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic Example sentencesExamples There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard. In coastal areas, for example, puffins, rock doves, fulmars and guillemots are the most favoured items of diet. St Kilda is home to the world's largest colony of gannets and the largest colonies of fulmars and puffins in Britain. In spring and summer these become home to thousands of sea birds like guillemots, razorbills, puffins, fulmars and kittiwakes. You may see stiff-winged fulmars gliding effortlessly, or hear them cackling as they sit precariously on ledges incubating single eggs. Bempton is the largest seabird colony in England and is home to a breathtaking array of gannets, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes, fulmars - and puffins. The eggs of the fulmar are large, white and beautiful. Then we reach the high black cliffs where a colony of fulmars glides; one of them follows us, flapping its wings for a spell, then gliding towards the sea, then rising again. Adélie penguins, Cape petrels, southern fulmars, and six other species were observed for the study. Hundreds of gulls, cormorants and fulmars nest in the cliffs and in burrows on cliff-edges. Researchers are not concerned that the species is in trouble as fulmars are one of the world's most numerous seabirds. Carried by the gentle swell, the boat sails to the foot of cathedrals of black rock - like some kind of nautical Macchu Picchu - teeming with fulmars, kittiwakes and puffins. Great skuas, gannets, fulmars, blackheaded gulls and a few guillemots played like children. Pinions outstretched, half hopping and half flying, the fulmar leaped and clambered over the rocks until it reached a nearly level space of smooth stone, some two lengths in breath and width. Gannets, fulmars and kittiwakes all constitute a hazard to a frisky live-bait, as do blue sharks. When nesting on a rock ledge, the fulmars do not build a nest, but when they nest on a bank or slope, they make a shallow scrape, occasionally lined with small stones. These steep pinnacles are now part of the RSPB bird sanctuary populated by the largest Arctic tern colony in north-west Europe, and home to numerous puffins, kittiwakes, shags and fulmars. Arctic terns, arctic skuas, guillemots, kittiewakes and fulmars are all suffering, with numbers drastically down, while all the large arctic tern colonies in the North Isles have already failed. The sun-warmed sound of a skylark pours out of a hazy blue sky, contrasting oddly with the wild, skirling squawks of the kittiwakes and fulmars swooping and wheeling below the cliffs. The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island. Origin Late 17th century: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll ‘stinking, foul’ (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már ‘gull’.
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