fulmar

/'fulmə/

Thân thiện

A fulmar glides over the cold ocean waves.

Definition

Noun: 1. A heavy, short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions: A fulmar is a seabird belonging to the petrel family, known for its robust body, short tail, and its ability to fly long distances over cold, northern or southern oceans. It is often seen gliding over the water.

Examples of Usage

• The fulmar circled the fishing boat, hoping for scraps.
• Researchers are studying the migration patterns of the northern fulmar.
• A colony of fulmars nested on the steep coastal cliffs.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in ornithological and ecological contexts to discuss seabird populations, plastic ingestion in marine life, or the health of polar ecosystems.
  • The study found high levels of microplastics in the stomachs of sampled fulmars.

Variants and Related Words

• Fulmar petrel: Another common name for the same bird, emphasizing its taxonomic family (Procellariidae).
• Northern fulmar (): The specific species found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.
• Southern fulmar (): The species found in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

Synonyms

• Petrel: A broader category of seabirds to which the fulmar belongs. (Note: Not all petrels are fulmars, but all fulmars are petrels.)
• Seabird: A general term for birds that live primarily on or over the ocean.

Related Phrases

• Fulmar oil: Refers to the stomach oil that fulmars can regurgitate as a foul-smelling defense mechanism against predators.
  • The bird defended its nest by spitting fulmar oil at the intruder.

Học thuật

Noun

1. heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fulmar petrel
• Fulmarus glacialis