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storm petrel

storm petrel noun: any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.

storm petrel: any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae...
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Noun

storm petrel (plural storm petrels)

  1. Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.
    • Nólsoy is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of storm petrels on earth.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 127

storm petrel meaning in Tamil

storm petrel in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of storm petrel

All synonyms of storm petrel

Forms of storm petrel

pluralstorm petrels
alternative formstorm-petrel

Words formed from storm petrel

Questions about storm petrel

What does storm petrel mean?
Storm petrel means any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.
What is storm petrel in Tamil?
Storm petrel in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Storm petrel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is storm petrel?
Storm petrel is a noun.
What is the plural of storm petrel?
The plural of storm petrel is storm petrels.

Words near storm petrel in the dictionary

  1. storm moons
  2. storm off
  3. storm oil
  4. storm out
  5. storm out of the blocks
  6. storm petrel
  7. storm petrels
  8. storm room
  9. storm rooms
  10. storm sail
  11. storm sails

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