Manx shearwater

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Manx shearwater
    n 1: small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern
         Atlantic [syn: {Manx shearwater}, {Puffinus puffinus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Manx \Manx\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,
   the Manx language.
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   {Manx shearwater} .
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