muttonbird

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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.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounmuttonbird (plural muttonbirds)

plural muttonbirds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mutton bird.
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