Definition of mutton bird in English:

mutton bird

noun

Early 19th century: because when cooked, the flesh of some species resembles mutton in flavour.

单词	mutton bird
释义	Definition of mutton bird in English: mutton bird noun A shearwater or petrel of the southern oceans. 鹱；（南方海域的）海燕 Family Procellariidae: several species, in particular (in Australia) the short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris), and (in New Zealand) the sooty shearwater (P. griseus) Example sentencesExamples In coastal areas they have been known to kill and eat young mutton birds. Also known as mutton birds, the shearwaters usually travel past the west coast of Ireland before crossing the Atlantic to nest in their native Tierra Del Fuego during mid December. The Maori had taken huge quantities of eels and mutton birds back to New Zealand. The Maori cuisine is based on seafood, mutton birds (young petrels), wild pork or fowl, fat lamb, and kumara. Similarly, we have the example of the mutton birds in the Titi Islands. Origin Early 19th century: because when cooked, the flesh of some species resembles mutton in flavour.
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