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View synonyms for storm petrel
storm petrel
or storm-petrel
noun
- any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump.
storm petrel
noun
- any small petrel, such as the northern Hydrobates pelagicus, of the family Hydrobatidae, typically having a dark plumage with paler underparts Also calledMother Carey's chickenstormy petrel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of storm petrel1
First recorded in 1795–1805
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Word History and Origins
Origin of storm petrel1
C19: so named because it was thought to be a harbinger of rough weather
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Example Sentences
With no terrestrial predators to steal their eggs, these islands are breeding sanctuaries for ground- and cliff-nesting seabirds like the western gull, Scripps’s murrelet and the ashy storm petrel.
From Los Angeles Times
To save storm petrels, VanderWerf said, scientists need to act before populations crash.
From Washington Post
To save storm petrels, VanderWerf said, scientists need to act before populations have crashed.
From Seattle Times
The white-faced storm petrels at risk there were especially charismatic—they appear to walk on water—and easily gained public support.
From Scientific American
The team also resighted a Leach's storm petrel banded there 31 years ago.
From Salon
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