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Definition of shearwater noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shearwater

noun

/ˈʃɪəwɔːtə(r)/

/ˈʃɪrwɔːtər/

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a bird with long wings that often flies low over the seaTopics Birdsc2

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