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Shearwater vs Hackbolt - What's the difference?

shearwater | hackbolt |

As nouns the difference between shearwater and hackbolt

is that shearwater is any of various long-winged pelagic seabirds in the genera calonectris'' or ''puffinus , of the family procellariidae, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs while hackbolt is (archaic|scilly isles) the greater shearwater or hagdon.

shearwater

English

(wikipedia shearwater) (Calonectris)

Alternative forms

* sheerwater

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various long-winged pelagic seabirds in the genera Calonectris'' or ''Puffinus , of the family Procellariidae, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.

    • hackbolt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, Scilly Isles) The greater shearwater or hagdon.
    • (Webster 1913)