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Petrel

//ˈpɛtɹəl// noun

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

    "The seventh of May following, we first saw many Birds in bignesse of Cliffe Pidgeons, and after divers other as Pettrels, Cootes, Hagbuts, Pengwins, Murres, Gannets, Cormorants, Guls, with many else in our English Tongue of no name."

  2. 2
    relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land wordnet

Etymology

From earlier pitteral. Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29). A derivation from patter or pitter-patter has been suggested, for instance by ornithologist Elliott Ladd Coues.

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