Meanings
noundiving petrel (plural diving petrels)
plural diving petrels · alternative diving-petrel
- Any seabird of the genus Pelecanoides in the family Procellariidae, resembling auks and native to the southern oceans.
Translations
Finnish myrskysukeltaja
- myrskysukeltajabird of the genus Pelecanoides
German Tauchsturmvogel
- Tauchsturmvogelbird of the genus Pelecanoides
Polish nurzec
- nurzecbird of the genus Pelecanoides
Russian нырко́вый буреве́стник
- нырко́вый буреве́стник (nyrkóvyj burevéstnik)bird of the genus Pelecanoides
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Chicago
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