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petrel
noun(pe-trel)
any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae); especially : one of the smaller long-winged birds that fly far from land
petrel
noun(pe-trel)
any of various widespread small dark petrels (family Hydrobatidae) that typically return to land only to nest usually in burrows —called also Mother Carey's chicken
petrel
noun(pe-trel)
storm petrel
petrel
noun(pe-trel)
one fond of strife
petrel
noun(pe-trel)
a harbinger of trouble

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