storm petrel
See also: storm-petrel
English
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editstorm petrel (plural storm petrels)
- Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels or Austral storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.
- 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 127:
- Nólsoy is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of storm petrels on earth.
Synonyms
edit- (seabird in Hydrobatidae): mitty (archaic), Mother Carey's chicken, stormfinch (archaic), storm-petrel, stormy petrel, witch
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editsmall seabird
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