Tahiti petrel

noun

Pseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania.

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Meanings

nounTahiti petrel (plural Tahiti petrels)

plural Tahiti petrels

  1. Pseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania.

    The Tahiti petrel is the largest of the four Pseudobulweria petrels, the others being Beck's, Fiji and Mascarene petrel.

    (Can we date this quote?), “Tahiti petrel”, in Colin Miskelly, editor, New Zealand Birds Online: The digital encyclopaedia of New Zealand birds, archived from the original on 21 May 2024

Origin

Tahiti + petrel, so called because they are numerous on the island of Tahiti.

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Tahiti petrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahiti%20petrel

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“Tahiti petrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahiti%20petrel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tahiti petrel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tahiti%20petrel.

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