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petrel

DEFINITIONS OF: petrel

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n relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land

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Procellaria aequinoctialis, white-chinned petrel
large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin
Macronectes giganteus, giant fulmar, giant petrel
large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
Fulmarus glacialis, fulmar, fulmar petrel
heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
shearwater
long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
storm petrel
any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic
Hydrobates pelagicus, northern storm petrel, stormy petrel
sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Mother Carey's chicken, Mother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicus
medium-sized storm petrel
Type of:
oceanic bird, pelagic bird
bird of the open seas
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