■ noun a shearwater or petrel of the southern oceans. [ Puffinus tenuirostris and other species.]
Origin
C19: because when cooked, the flesh of some species resembles mutton in flavour.
■ noun a shearwater or petrel of the southern oceans. [ Puffinus tenuirostris and other species.]
Origin
C19: because when cooked, the flesh of some species resembles mutton in flavour.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004