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Procellariidae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Procellariidae - petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;family Procellariidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsorder Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes - petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrelspetrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from landgenus Procellaria, Procellaria - type genus of the Procellariidaegenus Macronectes, Macronectes - giant petrelsFulmarus, genus Fulmarus - fulmarsgenus Puffinus, Puffinus - shearwaters |
Procellariidae
Procellariidae[‚prō·sə·lə′rī·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) A family of birds in the order Procellariiformes comprising the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. Procellariidae
Synonyms for Procellariidaenoun petrelsSynonymsRelated Words- bird family
- order Procellariiformes
- Procellariiformes
- petrel
- genus Procellaria
- Procellaria
- genus Macronectes
- Macronectes
- Fulmarus
- genus Fulmarus
- genus Puffinus
- Puffinus
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