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storm petrel
storm-pet·rel also storm petrel (stôrm′pĕt′rəl)n. Any of various small seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, found in most of the world's oceans and generally having dark plumage. Also called stormy petrel.
[Probably from the fact that they take shelter in the lees of ships during storms.]storm petrel n (Animals) any small petrel, such as the northern Hydrobates pelagicus, of the family Hydrobatidae, typically having a dark plumage with paler underparts. Also called: Mother Carey's chicken or stormy petrel [C19: so named because it was thought to be a harbinger of rough weather]storm′ pet`rel or storm′-pet`rel,
n. any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usu. having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump. [1795–1805] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  storm petrel - any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underpartspetrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from landfamily Hydrobatidae, Hydrobatidae - storm petrelsHydrobates pelagicus, northern storm petrel, stormy petrel - sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and MediterraneanMother Carey's chicken, Mother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicus - medium-sized storm petrel |
Translationsstorm petrel
storm petrel: see petrelpetrel
, common name given various oceanic birds belonging, like the albatross and the shearwater, to the order known commonly as tube-nosed swimmers. There are two families of petrels: the storm petrels (Hydrobatidae) and the diving petrels (Pelecanoididae).
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Words related to storm petrelnoun any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underpartsRelated Words- petrel
- family Hydrobatidae
- Hydrobatidae
- Hydrobates pelagicus
- northern storm petrel
- stormy petrel
- Mother Carey's chicken
- Mother Carey's hen
- Oceanites oceanicus
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