Ful"mar (f&ucr;lm&aum;r), n. [Icel. f&umac;lm&amac;r. See foul, and Man a gull.] Zool.

One of several species of sea birds, of the family procellariidae, allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea).

 

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