Meaning of PETREL
| Pronunciation: | | 'petrul
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| | Definition: | | [n] relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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