Stormy+petrel
21Storm petrel — Storm Storm, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the… …
22storm petrel — any of several small, tube nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty brown plumage with a white rump. Also, storm petrel. Cf. stormy petrel. [1795 1805] * * * Any of about 20 species (family Hydrobatidae) of petrels …
23leach's petrel — ˈlēchə̇z noun or leach petrel Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: after William E. Leach died 1836 English naturalist : a petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) distinguished from the storm petrel by its larger size, forked tail, longer wings, and… …
24northern storm petrel — noun sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean • Syn: ↑stormy petrel, ↑Hydrobates pelagicus • Hypernyms: ↑storm petrel • Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrobates, ↑genus Hydrobates …
25storm 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, ↑ …
26storm petrel — noun Any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae, having dark plumage and a white rump. Syn: Mother Careys chicken, storm petrel, stormy petrel …
27storm-petrel — /ˈstɔm pɛtrəl / (say stawm petruhl) noun any of various small dark seabirds of the subfamily Hydrobatinae. Also, stormy petrel …
28European 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… …
29European Storm Petrel — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
30stormypetrel — stormy petrel n. 1. See storm petrel. 2. One who brings discord or appears at the onset of trouble; a rebel. * * * …
