The storm petrel (seabird of the family Hydrobatidae), esp. the European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Hydrobatidae > procellaria pelagica (stormy petrel) (16) devil's bird1634 The storm petrel (seabird of the family Hydrobatidae), esp. the European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. Obsolete. sea-swallow1647 (a) A name for any one of the terns (from their general resemblance to swallows). (b) The stormy petrel, Procellaria pelagica. (c) An edible… storm-finch1661 †storm-fink) = storm-petrel n. assilag1698 Dialect name of the Stormy Petrel. storm-bird1752 (a) = storm-petrel n.; (b) = thunder-bird n. (b) at thunder, n. compounds 2; (c) a local name (Norfolk) for the fieldfare (Swainson). devil bird1759 Obsolete. The storm petrel. Cf. devil's bird, n. 1. Mother Carey's chicken1767 a storm petrel (family Hydrobatidae), thought by sailors to be a harbinger of bad weather. storm finch1768 With defining words, forming popular names of species of Fringillidæ and of other birds of similar appearance, as fallow finch n. the wheat-ear. moun… witch1770 The European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. Cf. water witch, n. 2b. alamootiea1777 The European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. Chiefly recorded in dictionaries. stormy petrel1776 the bird Procellaria pelagica. Also figurative, a person who delights in strife, or whose appearance on the scene is a harbinger of coming trouble. water witch1794 A storm petrel (family Hydrobatidae). Now rare. spency1813 The stormy petrel, Procellaria pelagica. storm-petrel1833 Procellaria pelagica (cf. stormy, adj. 3). stilt stormy petrel1884 a petrel of the genus Fregetta, having long legs (also stilt stormy petrel). Tom Tailor1885 English regional (East Anglian). The storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus. |
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