Storm-petrel Definition

noun
Any of a family (Hydrobatidae) of petrels; esp., a black-and-white species (Hydrobates pelagicus) of the N Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of storm petrel.
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Noun

Singular:
storm-petrel
Plural:
storm-petrels

Origin of Storm-petrel

  • Probably from the fact that they take shelter in the lees of ships during storms

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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SSTSTO

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LELREL

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