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skimmer


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Skimmer  \Skim"mer\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  or  that  which  skims;  esp.,  a  utensil  with  which 
  liquids  are  skimmed. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  species  of  longwinged  marine  birds  of  the 
  genus  {Rhynchops},  allied  to  the  terns,  but  having  the 
  lower  mandible  compressed  and  much  longer  than  the  upper 
  one  These  birds  fly  rapidly  along  the  surface  of  the 
  water,  with  the  lower  mandible  immersed,  thus  skimming  out 
  small  fishes.  The  American  species  ({R.  nigra})  is  common 
  on  the  southern  coasts  of  the  United  States.  Called  also 
  {scissorbill},  and  {shearbill}. 
 
  3.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  several  large  bivalve  shells, 
  sometimes  used  for  skimming  milk,  as  the  sea  clams,  and 
  large  scallops. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  skimmer 
  n  1:  a  stiff  straw  hat  with  a  flat  crown  [syn:  {boater},  {leghorn}, 
  {panama},  {Panama},  {sailor},  {straw  hat}] 
  2:  gull-like  seabird  that  flies  along  the  surface  of  the  water 
  with  an  elongated  lower  mandible  immersed  to  skim  out  food 




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