HyperDic: storm_petrel

English > 1 sense of the expression storm petrel:
NOUNanimalstorm petrelany of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
English > storm petrel: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts.
Member ofHydrobatidae, family Hydrobatidaestorm petrels
NarrowerMother Carey's chicken, Mother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicusmedium-sized storm petrel
stormy petrel, northern storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicussooty black petrel with white markings
Broaderpetrelrelatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
Spanishpaíño

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