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フルマカモメ

also: フルマかもめ

Meanings

1

noun

northern fulmar

usually written using kana alone

A seabird species (Fulmarus glacialis).

フルマカモメは北ほっ極きょく圏けんでよく見みられる海うみ鳥どりです。
The northern fulmar is a seabird commonly seen in the Arctic region.

Written forms

フルマ鴎かもめ
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is usually written in katakana.
フルマかもめ

Kanji

鴎seagull

Etymology

The Japanese name フルマカモメ is derived from the English 'fulmar' combined with カモメ (seagull). The exact origin of 'fulmar' is from Old Norse 'fúll' (foul) and 'már' (gull), referring to the bird's habit of spitting a foul-smelling oil.