petrel

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English [edit]

Petrel (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Giant petrel

Etymology [edit]

Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29).

Pronunciation [edit]

enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA: /ˈpɛtrəl/, X-SAMPA: /"petr@l/
Homophone: petrol

Noun [edit]

petrel (plural petrels)

Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from petrel (noun)

Translations [edit]

Procellariiformes

Danish: stormfugl (da) c
Dutch: stormvogel m
Finnish: ulappaliitäjä (fi)
French: pétrel (fr) m
German: Sturmvogel (de) m

Greek: θαλασσοβάτης (el) (thalasovátis) m, θαλασσοδρόμος (el) (thalasodrómos) m
Italian: procellaria (it) f
Korean: 슴새 (seumsae)
Russian: буревестник (ru) (burevéstnik) m
Spanish: petrel m, damero m

See also [edit]

Petrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Procellariiformes on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Procellariiformes
Procellariiformes on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Procellariiformes

Anagrams [edit]

pelter

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English petrel or French pétrel.

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /peˈtɾel/

Noun [edit]

petrel m (plural petreles)

petrel

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