fulmar
See also: fúlmár
English
Etymology
From Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull”), in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.
Noun
fulmar (plural fulmars)
- Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
- 2004, Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen, Tinna Møbjerg, Nipisat - A Saqqaq Culture Site in Sisimiut, Central West Greenland, page 104,
- In the southern districts, the Inuit hunted fulmars with bird darts from kayaks (Helms 1926). The Nipisat people may have hunted fulmar and great shearwater, probably using similar methods.
- 2009, Gary Latter, Scottish Rock, Volume 2: North, page 383,
- In particular, fulmars have the distinctive trait of vomiting half-digested fish oil when approached on the nest and should be given a wide berth wherever possible.
- 2010, Roger D. Taylor, Mingming & the Art of Minimal Ocean Sailing, page 290,
- And why oh why is it always bloody fulmars following us about? Have they got nothing better to do, these silly lickspittle fulmars, than to ape every petty twist and turn of our hollow peregrinations? I'm sick of fulmars.
- 2004, Anne Birgitte Gotfredsen, Tinna Møbjerg, Nipisat - A Saqqaq Culture Site in Sisimiut, Central West Greenland, page 104,
Synonyms
- stinker
Derived terms
- northern fulmar (F. glacialis)
- southern fulmar (F. glacioides)
- fulmar prion
Translations
seabird in the genus Fulmarus
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See also
- Fulmarus
- fulmar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Fulmarus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
- armful
Catalan
Etymology
From English fulmar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /fulˈma/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fulˈmaɾ/
Noun
fulmar m (plural fulmars)
- fulmar
Further reading
- “fulmar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈful.mar/
- Rhymes: -ulmar
- Syllabification: ful‧mar
Noun
fulmar m anim
- fulmar
Declension
Declension of fulmar
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | fulmar | fulmary |
genitive | fulmara | fulmarów |
dative | fulmarowi | fulmarom |
accusative | fulmara | fulmary |
instrumental | fulmarem | fulmarami |
locative | fulmarze | fulmarach |
vocative | fulmarze | fulmary |
Further reading
- fulmar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fulmar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
fulmar m (plural fulmares)
- fulmar (seabird in the genus Fulmarus)
- Synonym: pardelão
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fulˈmaɾ/ [fulˈmaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ful‧mar
Adjective
fulmar (plural fulmares)
- fulmarine
Noun
fulmar m (plural fulmares)
- fulmar
Further reading
- “fulmar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014