Meanings
plural Manx shearwaters
- A long-winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus, of the family Procellariidae.
Together with its neighbouring island Skokholm, Skomer is home to the highest concentration of Manx shearwaters in the world.
2018 June 20, Louise Tickle, The Guardian1 more example
Manx shearwaters lounge on the sheeny swell before pattering along and coasting away on stiff, elongated wings. Keep your eyes peeled for a chocolate- and-oatcakecoloured version of the Manxie.
2006, James Lowen, A Summer of British Wildlife, page 141
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech buřňák severní
- buřňák severníTranslations
Danish almindelig skråpe
- almindelig skråpeTranslations
Dutch noordse pijlstormvogel
- noordse pijlstormvogelTranslations
Finnish pikkuliitäjä
- pikkuliitäjäTranslations
German Schwarzschnabel-Sturmtaucher
- Schwarzschnabel-SturmtaucherTranslations
Icelandic skrofa
- skrofaTranslations
Irish cánóg dhubh
- cánóg dhubhTranslations
Italian berta minore
- berta minoreTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål havlire
- havlireTranslations
Portuguese bobo-pequeno, estapagado
- bobo-pequenoTranslations
- estapagadoTranslations
Russian ма́лый буреве́стник, обыкнове́нный буреве́стник
- ма́лый буреве́стник (mályj burevéstnik)Translations
- обыкнове́нный буреве́стник (obyknovénnyj burevéstnik)Translations
Scottish Gaelic fachadh ban, sgrab
- fachadh banTranslations
- sgrabTranslations
Welsh adar drycin Manaw
- adar drycin ManawTranslations
Cite this entry
Manx shearwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manx%20shearwater
“Manx shearwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manx%20shearwater. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manx shearwater,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manx%20shearwater.
Source: Manx shearwater on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.