petrel

See also: pétrel

English
Giant petrel

Etymology

Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29).

Pronunciation
  • enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA(key): /ˈpɛtɹəl/
  • Homophone: petrol

Noun

petrel (plural petrels)

  1. Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

Derived terms
terms derived from petrel (noun)
  • Antarctic petrel
  • Atlantic petrel
  • Barau's petrel
  • Bermuda petrel
  • Bonin petrel
  • Bulwer's petrel
  • Chatham petrel
  • Cook's petrel
  • European storm petrel
  • Fea's petrel
  • Fiji petrel
  • Gould's petrel
  • Guadalupe storm petrel
  • Hawaiian petrel
  • Juan Fernandez petrel
  • Kerguelen petrel
  • Kermadec petrel
  • Leach's storm petrel
  • Madeira petrel
  • Madeiran storm petrel
  • Magellan diving petrel
  • Magenta petrel
  • Markham's storm petrel
  • Mas a Tierra petrel
  • Mascarene petrel
  • Matsudaira's storm petrel
  • Murphy's petrel
  • New Zealand storm petrel
  • Peruvian diving petrel
  • Phoenix petrel
  • Polynesian storm petrel
  • Providence petrel
  • Pycroft's petrel
  • South Georgia diving petrel
  • Stejneger's petrel
  • Swinhoe's storm petrel
  • Tahiti petrel
  • Tristram's storm petrel
  • Wilson's storm Petrel
  • Zino's petrel
  • ashy storm petrel
  • black storm petrel
  • black-bellied storm petrel
  • black-capped petrel
  • black-winged petrel
  • blue petrel
  • cape petrel
  • common diving petrel
  • dark-rumped petrel
  • diving petrel
  • fork-tailed storm petrel
  • fulmarine petrel
  • gadfly petrel
  • giant petrel
  • great-winged petrel
  • grey-backed storm petrel
  • herald petrel
  • least storm petrel
  • mottled petrel
  • northern giant petrel
  • ringed storm petrel
  • snow petrel
  • soft-plumaged petrel
  • southern giant petrel
  • storm petrel
  • wedge-rumped storm petrel
  • white-bellied storm petrel
  • white-chinned petrel
  • white-faced storm petrel
  • white-headed petrel
  • white-necked petrel
  • white-vented storm petrel

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Spanish

Etymology

From English petrel or French pétrel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peˈtɾel/

Noun

petrel m (plural petreles)

  1. petrel
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