storm petrel
See also: storm-petrel
English
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Alternative forms
Noun
storm petrel (plural storm petrels)
- Any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae, having dark plumage and a white rump.
Synonyms
- (seabird in Hydrobatidae): Mother Carey's chicken, storm-petrel, stormy petrel
Translations
any of several small seabirds, of the family Hydrobatidae
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