Meaning Of The Word Storm petrel

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Storm petrel Meaning

Storm petrel Definition
Storm petrel Definition

What's The Definition Of Storm petrel?

storm petrel in American English
any of a family (Hydrobatidae) of petrels; esp., a black-and-white species (Hydrobates pelagicus) of the N Atlantic and the Mediterranean
noun: any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump

storm petrel in British English
noun: any small petrel, such as the northern Hydrobates pelagicus, of the family Hydrobatidae, typically having a dark plumage with paler underparts

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