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Tahiti petrel

Tahiti petrel noun: pseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania.

tahiti petrel: pseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania
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Noun

Tahiti petrel (plural Tahiti petrels)

  1. Pseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania.
    • The Tahiti petrel is the largest of the four Pseudobulweria petrels, the others being Beck's, Fiji and Mascarene petrel.(Can we date this quote?), “Tahiti petrel”, in Colin Miskelly, editor, New Zealand Birds Online: The digital encyclopaedia of New Zealand birds, archived from the original on 21 May 2024

Forms of Tahiti petrel

pluralTahiti petrels

Origin of Tahiti petrel

Tahiti + petrel, so called because they are numerous on the island of Tahiti.

Questions about Tahiti petrel

What does Tahiti petrel mean?
Tahiti petrel means pseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania.
What part of speech is Tahiti petrel?
Tahiti petrel is a noun.
What is the plural of Tahiti petrel?
The plural of Tahiti petrel is Tahiti petrels.

Words near Tahiti petrel in the dictionary

  1. tahini
  2. tahinis
  3. Tahirih
  4. Tahiti
  5. Tahiti lime
  6. Tahiti petrel
  7. Tahitian
  8. Tahitian chestnut
  9. Tahitian chestnuts
  10. Tahitianness
  11. Tahitians

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