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Definition of giant petrel in English: giant petrelnoun The largest petrel, which is found around southern oceans, has a massive bill, and scavenges from carcasses. Genus Macronectes, family Procellariidae: two species Example sentencesExamples - Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year.
- On our way there we enjoyed giant petrels, a new species for the trip.
- The rest stay aboard a 233-foot Finnish research vessel, taking day trips to see the island's king penguins, elephant seals, and giant petrels.
- Finally, the scientist reaches her quarry: a colony of southern giant petrels whose nests atop these rocky heights are filled with hungry hatchlings.
- Why are southern giant petrels thriving on one peninsula, but declining almost everywhere else?
Definition of giant petrel in US English: giant petrelnoun The largest petrel, which is found around southern oceans, has a massive bill, and scavenges from carcasses. Genus Macronectes, family Procellariidae: two species Example sentencesExamples - Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year.
- Finally, the scientist reaches her quarry: a colony of southern giant petrels whose nests atop these rocky heights are filled with hungry hatchlings.
- Why are southern giant petrels thriving on one peninsula, but declining almost everywhere else?
- On our way there we enjoyed giant petrels, a new species for the trip.
- The rest stay aboard a 233-foot Finnish research vessel, taking day trips to see the island's king penguins, elephant seals, and giant petrels.
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