pintado petrel
/pɪnˈtɑːdəʊ
/noun
A common petrel of southern oceans, having black plumage with white markings.
- Daption capense, family Procellariidae.
- Throughout the voyage, giant petrels, wandering and black-browed albatross and pintado petrels followed the ship, providing me with constant opportunities for flight photos.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Portuguese and Spanish pintado 'guinea fowl' + petrel.
- chronometrically
- chronometry
- chronon
- chronoscope
- chronostratigraphic
- chronostratigraphy
- chronotherapy
- chronotropic
- chronotropism
- chronotropy
- chronotype
- chrysalid
- chrysalis
- chrysanth
- chrysanthemum
- chryselephantine
- Chrysler, Walter
- chrysoberyl
- chrysocolla
- chrysolite
- chrysomelid
- chrysoprase
- Chrysostom, St John
- chrysotile
- chrystoleum