procellarian

English

Etymology

From Latin procella (“a storm”).

Noun

procellarian (plural procellarians)

1. (zoology) Any of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridae) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters.

   Synonyms: procellariid, tubenose

References

“procellarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.