Antarctic petrel

noun

A species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.

First used 18th c.
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nounAntarctic petrel (plural Antarctic petrels)

plural Antarctic petrels

  1. A species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.First known use 18th c.

    Saw a great number of penguins on an ice island and some Antartick petrels flying about.

    1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 15 December
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