About The Word Petrel
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Petrel
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What's The Definition Of Petrel?
[n] relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
Synonyms | Synonyms for Petrel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Petrel: See Also | family Procellariidae | fulmar | fulmar petrel | Fulmarus glacialis | giant fulmar | giant petrel | Macronectes giganteus | oceanic bird | pelagic bird | Procellaria aequinoctialis | Procellariidae | shearwater | storm petrel | white-chinned petrel Petrel In Webster's Dictionary \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
Petrus, Gr. ? a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called
in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
{Petrify}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
to the family {Procellarid[ae]}. The small petrels, or Mother
Carey's chickens, belong to {{Oceanites}}, {{Oceanodroma}},
{{Procellaria}}, and several allied genera.
{Diving petrel}, any bird of the genus {Pelecanoides}. They
chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
{Fulmar petrel}, {Giant petrel}. See {Fulmar}.
{Pintado petrel}, the Cape pigeon. See under {Cape}.
{Pintado petrel}, any one of several small petrels,
especially {Procellaria pelagica}, or Mother Carey's
chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.
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