hagdon
hagdon · hagdons
Any member of any of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus, especially,…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).
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, regional)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).
Origin
Unknown. Compare later haglet (“shearwater, petrel”). Attested (as hagden) from the 17th cUnknown. Compare later haglet (“shearwater, petrel”). Attested (as hagden) from the 17th century.
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