单词 | procellarian |
释义 | † procellariann.adj. Zoology. Obsolete. A. n. A bird of the genus Procellaria or the family Procellariidae (petrels and shearwaters). Cf. procellariid n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [adjective] > belonging to Procellariidae procellariine1853 procellarian1864 tubinarial1882 tubinarine1895 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Procellarian, one of a family of oceanic birds..; the petrel. 1882 Rep. Challenger Exped. IV. 46 The ribs in the Oceanitidæ are peculiarly broad, and flattened out dorsally, to an extent not seen in any Procellarian. B. adj. Of or relating to the genus Procellaria or the family Procellariidae. Cf. procellariid adj. ΚΠ 1882 Rep. Challenger Exped. IV. 56 By supposing that these small Procellarian forms are..less specialised than the larger ones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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