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fulmar
- /ˈfʊlmɑː(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
From Icelandic fúlmár, from Old Norse fúlmár, from Old Norse fúll (“foul”) + már (“gull, mew”) (see English mew), evidently in reference to the foul-smelling vomit it ejects to deter predators.
noun fulmars
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Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
In the southern districts, the Inuit hunted fulmars with bird darts from kayaks (Helms 1926). The Nipisat people may have hunted fulmar and great shearwater, probably using similar methods.
Similar: fulmar-petrel, stinker
Translations
Talk about this word "fulmar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fulmar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fulmar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fulmar "fulmar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fulmar.Cite this
@misc{fulmar_2026,
title = {fulmar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fulmar},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
