sooty : Idioms & Phrases


Sooty albatross

  • (Zoöl.), an albatross (Phoebetria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; called also nellie.
Webster 1913

Sooty tern

  • (Zoöl.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas.
Webster 1913

sooty-black

  • adjective satellite of the black color of soot
    soot-black.
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