Etymology

Cory's shearwater

Today it means: Calonectris borealis, a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Charles B. Cory (1857–1921), American ornithologist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.