pachyptile

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UK/pəˈkɪptɪl/UK/pəˈkɪptaɪl/UK/ˈpækɪptaɪl/UK/pəˈkɪptʌɪl/

noun

Any seabird in the genus Pachyptila.

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prion
Origintranslingual Pachyptila →
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Meanings

nounpachyptile (plural pachyptiles)

plural pachyptiles

  1. rareAny seabird in the genus Pachyptila.

    On the New Zealand shelf in the Tasman Sea pachyptiles are the most characteristic (the most numerous is the Pachyptila turtur).

    1976, V.P. Shuntov, Sea Birds and the Biological Structure of the Ocean, page 257

    Synonyms: prion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny seabird in the genus Pachyptila.

Similar
prion
Also see
prion

Origin

  1. translingualPachyptila
  2. Englishpachyptile

Borrowed from translingual Pachyptila.

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Cite this entry
APA

pachyptile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachyptile

MLA

“pachyptile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachyptile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pachyptile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachyptile.

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