Definition of "fulmar" [ful•mar]

• A gull-like bird (Fulmarus glacialis) of Arctic regions, having smoky gray plumage. (noun)
• Any of several similar or related birds. (noun)

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• "To the distinguished ornithologist and broadcaster James Fisher, the fulmar was the nearest thing we had to an albatross in the North Atlantic."
• "Lagged effects of ocean climate change on fulmar population dynamics."
• "In addition, the Antarctic fulmar breeds on nearby islands and is regularly observed."