HyperDic: giant_petrel

English > 1 sense of the expression giant petrel:
NOUNanimalgiant petrel, giant fulmar, Macronectes giganteuslarge brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
English > giant petrel: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas.
Synonymsgiant fulmar, Macronectes giganteus
Member ofMacronectes, genus Macronectesgiant petrels
Broaderpetrelrelatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
Spanishfulmar gigante
Catalanfulmar gegant

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