Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the genus Procellaria, in any sense; resembling or related to a petrel; belonging to the family Procellariidæ.
- noun A member of the genus Procellaria or family Procellariidæ; a petrel of any kind.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a family of oceanic birds (
Procellaridæ ) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are often seen in great abundance in stormy weather.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of a
family ofoceanic birds (Procellaridae) including thepetrels ,fulmars , andshearwaters .
Etymologies
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Latin procella a storm.
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