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Webster 1913 Edition
Petrel
Pe′trel
,Noun.
[F.
pétrel
; a dim. of the name Peter
, L. Petrus
, Gr. πέτροσ
a stone (John i. 42
); – probably so called in allusion to St. Peter’s
walking on the sea. See Petrify
.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family , , , and several allied genera.
Procellaridæ
. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites
Oceanodroma
Procellaria
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Petrel
PET'REL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
pétrel
pétrel
See also: petrel
French
Noun
pétrel m (plural pétrels)
- petrel (bird)
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