Wilson's storm petrel

noun

A small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.

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Meanings

nounWilson's storm petrel (plural Wilson's storm petrels)

plural Wilson's storm petrels

  1. A small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.

    Synonyms: Wilson's petrel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.

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Wilson's petrel

Origin

The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.

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Translations

Dutch Wilsons stormvogeltje
  • Wilsons stormvogeltjesmall seabird
Finnish etelänkeiju
  • etelänkeijusmall seabird
French océanite de Wilson
  • océanite de Wilsonsmall seabird
German Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbe
  • Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbesmall seabird
Portuguese casquilho
  • casquilhosmall seabird
Russian качу́рка Ви́льсона
  • качу́рка Ви́льсона (kačúrka Vílʹsona)small seabird
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Wilson's storm petrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilson's%20storm%20petrel

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

Chicago

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