HyperDic: mother_carey[s_chicken

English > 1 sense of the expression Mother Carey's chicken:
NOUNanimalMother Carey's chicken, Mother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicusmedium-sized storm petrel
English > Mother Carey's chicken: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmedium-sized storm petrel.
SynonymsMother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicus
Member ofOceanites, genus OceanitesA genus of Hydrobatidae
Broaderstorm petrelAny of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
Spanishpaiño europeo

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