Meanings
nounsnow petrel (plural snow petrels)
plural snow petrels
- A small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.
Synonyms: Pagodroma nivea
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.
Similar
Pagodroma nivea
Translations
Catalan petrell de les neus
- petrell de les neussmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
Dutch sneeuwstormvogel
- sneeuwstormvogelsmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
Finnish lumimyrskyliitäjä
- lumimyrskyliitäjäsmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
French pétrel des neiges, fulmar des neiges
- pétrel des neigessmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
- fulmar des neigessmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
German Schneesturmvogel
- Schneesturmvogelsmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
Japanese 雪鳥
- 雪鳥 (yuki-dori)small, pure white fulmarine petrel
Russian сне́жный буреве́стник
- сне́жный буреве́стник (snéžnyj burevéstnik)small, pure white fulmarine petrel
Swedish ispetrell
- ispetrellsmall, pure white fulmarine petrel
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snow petrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20petrel
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“snow petrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20petrel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow petrel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20petrel.
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