ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: any of several Australasian sea birds often used (as by the Maori) for their meat, oil, and feathers: as
a.
(1) : a short-tailed shearwater ( Puffinus tenuirostris ) of Australia and New Zealand
(2) : a sooty shearwater ( Puffinus griseus ) of New Zealand
b. : any of several petrels (as Pterodroma macroptera, P. lessoni, and P. neglecta )