fulmar
noun
ful·mar
| \ ˈfu̇l-mər
, -ˌmär\
, -ˌmär\
Definition of fulmar
: a seabird (Fulmarus glacialis) of colder northern seas closely related to the petrels
also
: a related bird (F. glacialoides) of circumpolar distribution in colder southern seas
Examples of fulmar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Bird researchers working on a boat east of Chatham recorded 326 Wilson’s storm-petrels, a Leach’s storm-petrel, a Northern fulmar, 120 great shearwaters, 112 sooty shearwaters, and 2 Manx shearwaters. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings on Cape Cod," 8 July 2019 Forktail storm petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, kittiwakes, auklets and puffins also died. — Dan Joling, The Seattle Times, "Pace of Bering Sea changes startles scientists," 16 Apr. 2019 Officials recorded deaths of forktail storm petrels, fulmars, shearwaters, kittiwakes, auklets and puffins. — Dan Joling, The Seattle Times, "Alaska seabird deaths continue trend tied to warming ocean," 11 Aug. 2018 Other sightings around the Cape included 2 blue-winged warblers at Scusset Beach State Reservation in Sandwich, a clapper rail and a seaside sparrow at Sandy Neck in Barnstable, a sora in North Truro, and 2 Northern fulmars at sea east of Truro. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings on Cape Cod," 11 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fulmar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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