PETREL


Meaning of PETREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-trəl, ˈpē- ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral

Date: 1676

: any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae) ; especially : one of the smaller long-winged birds that fly far from land — compare storm petrel

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.