n. One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P. stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater.
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n. One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus; esp., Puffinus major, the greater shearwarter, and Puffinus Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See shearwater.
Word Usage
"Toygan means 'falcon, hawk'; toynak 'hoof'; tirnak 'claw'; tirmiklamak 'to rake, harrow'; tay 'colt' - which trots us off to English hagdon, haggard, haglet, harrier, and hawk."