| 单词 | storm petrel |
| 释义 | storm petrelor storm-petrelSEE SYNONYMS FOR storm petrel ON THESAURUS.COM nounany of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump. Compare stormy petrel. Origin of storm petrelFirst recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby storm petrelstorm house, storming, storm lantern, stormless, Stormont, storm petrel, storm pit, stormproof, storm sewer, storm signal, stormstayed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for storm petrel
British Dictionary definitions for storm petrelstorm petrel nounany small petrel, such as the northern Hydrobates pelagicus, of the family Hydrobatidae, typically having a dark plumage with paler underpartsAlso called: Mother Carey's chicken, stormy petrel Word Origin for storm petrelC19: so named because it was thought to be a harbinger of rough weather Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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