Petrels Shearwaters Etc Crossword Clue

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	noun • a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
	58%	14		Family of seabirds also known as the petrels and shearwaters
	noun • petrels; fulmars; shearwaters
	58%	11		They are related to petrels and shearwaters
	noun • (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps • large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

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New York Times29 May 1977	Down 73
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