shearwater

Etymology

From shear + water.

shearwater means A locality in Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

name

A locality in Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

noun

Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.“At first I would not eat a frigate bird, a booby or a shearwater, but after a few months on the island I tried one broiled over coconut-shell coals, and I have never since missed an opportunity for such a feast.”
Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.