shag
Example Sentences
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Many of his clients have come seeking dramatically short cuts — shags, pixies and razored bobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2022
Along with the red deer and wild goats, otters and grey seals are regular visitors, and shags and cormorants perch on the rocks.
From The Guardian • Feb. 29, 2020
Orange-beaked puffins dive below the surface as our boat eases into cathedral-like caves, home to hundreds of shags and other seabirds.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2017
According to the RSPB, shags are a red status conservation species because of their declining numbers.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2016
The shore is composed of sandy beaches, on which were many penguins, and other oceanic birds; and an immense number of shags kept perpetually flying about the ships as we sailed along.