单词 | procellariid |
释义 | procellariidn.adj. Zoology. A. n. A bird of the family Procellariidae, which originally included all (or most) of the members of the order Procellariiformes but is now restricted to the shearwaters and the typical petrels. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Procellariidae (petrel) petrel1602 mutton-bird1790 procellariid1879 1879 H. N. Moseley Notes by Naturalist on ‘Challenger’ viii. 208 Beside the Prion, there is the ‘Mutton-bird’ of the whalers (Œstrelata Lessoni), a large Procellarid, as big as a pigeon. 1970 Condor 72 350/1 (table) Species... Unidentified procellariid. 1988 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 25 126 Most procellariids feed at the ocean's surface, thus placing them at significant risk of encoutering a floating pollutant such as oil. B. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a procellariid. ΚΠ 1988 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 25 138 Some procellariid embryos may withstand prolonged adult absences over the course of the incubation period. 2000 Systematic Biol. 49 396/1 Halipeurus pelagicus is inferred to have host-switched from procellariid petrels to storm petrels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1879 |
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