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hagdon.

Any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, of species Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major; great shearwater) and of species Puffinus stricklandi (black hagdon or sooty shearwater).

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noun
  1. Any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially, of species Ardenna gravis (syn. Puffinus gravis, Puffinus major; great shearwater) and of species Puffinus stricklandi (black hagdon or sooty shearwater).

    archaic · regional
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Compare later haglet (“shearwater, petrel”). Attested (as hagden) from the 17th century.

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