: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOne gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 One gray fulmar seemed to relish the water pouring out of an out-flow tube — swimming right up to the waterfall and then scampering aside, only to repeat. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse fūlmār fulmar, from fūll foul + mār gull — more at mew