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stormy petrel
stormy petreln.1. See storm-petrel.2. One who brings discord or appears at the onset of trouble; a rebel.stormy petrel n 1. (Animals) another name for storm petrel 2. a person who brings or portends trouble storm′y pet′rel
n. 1. a storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the E Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. 2. a person who likes strife. 3. a person or thing that foreshadows trouble. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  stormy petrel - sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and MediterraneanHydrobates pelagicus, northern storm petrelstorm petrel - any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underpartsgenus Hydrobates, Hydrobates - type genus of the Hydrobatidae |
Translationsstormy petrel
stormy petrelOne who enjoys conflict and is often associated with it; a troublemaker. The phrase refers to a seabird of the same name that was thought to indicate bad weather. Todd is just a stormy petrel, causing trouble everywhere he goes!EncyclopediaSeestorm petrelstormy petrel
Synonyms for stormy petrelnoun sooty black petrel with white markingsSynonyms- Hydrobates pelagicus
- northern storm petrel
Related Words- storm petrel
- genus Hydrobates
- Hydrobates
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