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Webster 1913 Edition

Petrel

Pe′trel

,
Noun.
[F.
pétrel
; a dim. of the name
Peter
, L.
Petrus
, Gr.
πέτροσ
a stone (
John i. 42
); – probably so called in allusion to St.
Peter’s
walking on the sea. See
Petrify
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family
Procellaridæ
. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to
Oceanites
,
Oceanodroma
,
Procellaria
, and several allied genera.
Diving petrel
,
any bird of the genus
Pelecanoides
. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
–
Fulmar petrel
,
Giant petrel
.
See
Fulmar
.
–
Pintado petrel
,
the Cape pigeon. See under
Cape
.
–
Pintado petrel
,
any one of several small petrels, especially
Procellaria pelagica
, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.

Webster 1828 Edition

Petrel

PET'REL

,
Noun.
An aquatic fowl of the genus Procellaria.

Definition 2024

petrel

petrel

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English

Giant petrel

Noun

petrel ‎(plural petrels)

  1. Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

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Spanish

Etymology

From English petrel or French pétrel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtɾel/

Noun

petrel m ‎(plural petreles)

  1. petrel

Etymology

Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA(key): /ˈpɛtrəl/
  • Homophone: petrol

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