HyperDic: procellariidae

English > 1 sense of the word Procellariidae:
NOUNanimalProcellariidae, family Procellariidaepetrels
English > Procellariidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpetrels; fulmars; shearwaters.
Synonymfamily Procellariidae
Member ofProcellariiformes, order Procellariiformespetrels
MembersFulmarus, genus Fulmarusfulmars
Macronectes, genus Macronectesgiant petrels
Procellaria, genus Procellariatype genus of the Procellariidae
Puffinus, genus Puffinusshearwaters
petrelrelatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
Spanishfamilia Procellariidae, proceláridos, Procellariidae
Catalanprocel·làrids

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