English Dictionary

mutton bird

noun

(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) Any of various seabirds whose flesh is said to taste like mutton when cooked, especially Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, or a petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

I tried mutton bird for the first time when I visited Australia.

意味（1）

(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) Any of various seabirds whose flesh is said to taste like mutton when cooked, especially Puffinus griseus, Puffinus tenuirostris, or a petrel of the genus Pterodroma.

He dubbed them mutton-birds, for they came like lambs to the slaughter.