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1. (n.) petrel
any of various oceanic tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
Etymology: (1670–80; earlier pitteral, of uncert. orig.)
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1. (noun) petrel
relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
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1. (noun) petrel
any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera
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