Meanings
nounLeach's storm petrel (plural Leach's storm petrels)
plural Leach's storm petrels
- Hydrobates leucorhous, a small seabird of the tubenose order.
Synonyms: Leach's petrel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHydrobates leucorhous, a small seabird of the tubenose order.
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Named after William Elford Leach (1791–1836), English zoologist and marine biologist.
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Leach's storm petrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leach's%20storm%20petrel
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