Manx shearwater \Manx shearwater\ prop. n. (Zool.),
A small black-and-white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or
{Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic.
Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of
{shearwater}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
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