Definition of HAGDON

hagdon

Meanings

Plural: hagdons

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 12

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