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Fulmar oil

An evil-smelling oily substance ejected by the Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a defence against a predator. It originates in the stomach and may have food mixed with it.

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From Peter Weaver's Birdwatcher's Dictionary
Copyright © 1981 by Peter Weaver


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