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/ˈʃɪəˌwɔːtə(r)/noun
1a long-winged seabird related to the petrels, often flying low over the surface of the water far from land
剪水鹱, 剪嘴鸥。
1.1Family Procellariidae: three genera, in particular Puffinus, and many species.
鹱科：3属, 尤指灰鹱属, 多种。
2North American term for
SKIMMER (in sense 2).