fulmar
/ˈfʊlmə(r)/noun
1- a gull-sized grey and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils暴风鹱, 管鼻鹱。
1.1
- Genus Fulmarus, family Procellariidae: two species, in particular the northern fulmar (F. glacialis) of the arctic area and British Isles.鹱属, 鹱科:2种, 尤指暴风鹱(拉丁名F. glacialis)。
词源
late 17th cent.: from Hebridean Norn dialect, from Old Norse fúll 'stinking, foul' (because of its habit of regurgitating its stomach contents when disturbed) + már 'gull'.