| 单词 | petrel |
| 释义 | petrel /petˈrəl/nounAny bird of the family Procellariidae related to the albatrosses, shearwaters and fulmars, esp the storm (popularly stormy) petrel or Mother Carey's chicken or similar species, dusky seabirds, rarely landing except to lay their eggs, and including the smallest webfooted bird known ORIGIN: L Petrus Peter, from the fact that it appears to walk on the water; see Bible, Matthew 14.29 |
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