PETREL


Meaning of PETREL in English

n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land.

[ 17th c. (also pitteral), of uncert. orig.: later assoc. with St Peter (Matt. 14:30) ]

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