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  • 31Pintado petrel — Petrel 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… …

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  • 32Procellaria — Petrel 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… …

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  • 33Procellaria pelagica — Petrel 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… …

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  • 34European Storm Petrel — Conservation status Least Concern ( …

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  • 35genus Oceanites — noun a genus of Hydrobatidae • Syn: ↑Oceanites • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrobatidae, ↑family Hydrobatidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 36Oceanites — noun a genus of Hydrobatidae • Syn: ↑genus Oceanites • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrobatidae, ↑family Hydrobatidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 37Oceanites oceanicus — noun medium sized storm petrel • Syn: ↑Mother Carey s chicken, ↑Mother Carey s hen • Hypernyms: ↑storm petrel • Member Holonyms: ↑Oceanites, ↑genus Oceanites …

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  • 38storm petrel — noun any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts • Hypernyms: ↑petrel • Hyponyms: ↑stormy petrel, ↑northern storm petrel, ↑Hydrobates pelagicus, ↑Mother Carey s chicken, ↑Mother Carey s hen, ↑ …

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  • 39European Storm-petrel — Taxobox name = European Storm petrel status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Procellariiformes familia = Hydrobatidae genus = Hydrobates genus authority = Boie, 1822 species = H. pelagicus… …

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  • 40storm petrel — noun Date: circa 1833 any of various widespread small dark petrels (family Hydrobatidae) that typically return to land only to nest usually in burrows called also Mother Carey s chicken …

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