mutton birds

A form of mutton bird — Any of various seabirds whose flesh is said to taste like mutton when cooked, especially Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, or a petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of mutton bird
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