Main Entry: ful·mar

Pronunciation: \ˈfu̇l-mər, -ˌmär\

Function: noun

Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse fūlmār fulmar, from fūll foul + mār gull — more at mew

Date: 1698

: a seabird (Fulmarus glacialis) of colder northern seas closely related to the petrels; also : a related bird (F. glacialoides) of circumpolar distribution in colder southern seas