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Antarctic petrel

Antarctic petrel noun: a species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.

Noun

Antarctic petrel (plural Antarctic petrels)

  1. A species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.
    • Saw a great number of penguins on an ice island and some Antartick petrels flying about.1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 15 December

Forms of Antarctic petrel

pluralAntarctic petrels

Questions about Antarctic petrel

What does Antarctic petrel mean?
Antarctic petrel means a species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.
What part of speech is Antarctic petrel?
Antarctic petrel is a noun.
What is the plural of Antarctic petrel?
The plural of Antarctic petrel is Antarctic petrels.

Words near Antarctic petrel in the dictionary

  1. Antarctic minke whale
  2. Antarctic minke whales
  3. Antarctic Ocean
  4. Antarctic pearlwort
  5. Antarctic Peninsula
  6. Antarctic petrel
  7. Antarctic petrels
  8. Antarctic stare
  9. Antarctic toothfish
  10. Antarctic toothfishes
  11. Antarctic wolf

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