petrel
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petrel
- /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/
Sounds like petrol (most accents)
Where it comes from
From earlier pitteral. Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29).
A derivation from patter or pitter-patter has been suggested, for instance by ornithologist Elliott Ladd Coues.
noun petrels
- Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes. The seventh of May following, we first saw many Birds in bignesse of Cliffe Pidgeons, and after divers other as Pettrels, Cootes, Hagbuts, Pengwins, Murres, Gannets, Cormorants, Guls, with many else in our English Tongue of no name.
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noun Procellariiformes
| Español | petrel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 슴새 seumsae |
| Kiswahili | mlinzi |
| Français | pétrel |
| Deutsch | Sturmvogel |
| Italiano | procellaria, ossifraga |
| Ελληνικά | θαλασσοβάτης thalassovátis, θαλασσοδρόμος thalassodrómos |
| Русский | буреве́стник burevéstnik |
Talk about this word "petrel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/petrel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. petrel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/petrel "petrel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/petrel.Cite this
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