shear.wa.ter

shearwater的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈʃiəˌwɔ:tə, -ˌwɔtə]
KK音标发音： [ˈʃɪrˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ]

shearwater的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Any of various oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus, having a short, hooked bill with tube-shaped nostrils and long, slender wings that appear to shear the water as the bird flies along the surface.
海鸥：任一种鹱属 的海鸟，生有短而呈钩状的嘴，有管状鼻孔和长而细的翼，当鸟沿水面飞行时，翼好象剪过水面