storm petrel

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storm petrel

noun storm petrels · storm-petrel

Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump. Nólsoy is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of storm petrels on earth.
Similar: mitty, Mother Carey's chicken, stormfinch, storm-petrel, stormy petrel, witch

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noun small seabird

Español	paíño
日本語	海燕 umi-tsubame
中文	海燕 hǎiyàn
Português	painho
Français	pétrel-tempête, océanite
Deutsch	Sturmschwalbe
Italiano	uccello delle tempeste, procellaria
Русский	буревестник burevestnik, качу́рка kačúrka

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@misc{storm_petrel_2026,
  title = {storm petrel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/storm%20petrel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}