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Definition of
shearwater noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
shearwater
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈʃɪrˌwɔt̮ər
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NAmE
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ˈʃɪrˌwɑt̮ər
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a bird with long wings that often flies low over the ocean
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shearwater
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