| 单词 | storm-petrel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstorm-petrel storm-petrel n. Procellaria pelagica (cf. stormy adj. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Hydrobatidae > procellaria pelagica (stormy petrel) devil's bird1634 sea-swallow1647 storm-finch1661 assilag1698 storm-bird1752 devil bird1759 Mother Carey's chicken1767 storm finch1768 witch1770 alamootiea1777 stormy petrel1776 water witch1794 spency1813 storm-petrel1833 stilt stormy petrel1884 Tom Tailor1885 1833 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol. II. 533 Common Storm-Petrel. 1833 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol. II. 537 Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel. 1843 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Birds III. 514 The Storm Petrel,..exhibiting the deep keel of a Swift, and possessing accordingly enduring powers of flight. 1885 A. Newton in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 712/1 The common Storm Petrel, Procellaria pelagica,..is the ‘Mother Carey's chicken’ of sailors, and is widely believed to be the harbinger of bad weather. < as lemmas |
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