STORM PETREL

Meaning of STORM PETREL in English

■ noun a small petrel with blackish plumage, formerly believed to be a harbinger of bad weather. [ Hydrobates pelagicus (NE Atlantic and Mediterranean) and other species.]

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STORM PETREL — noun Date: circa 1833 any of various widespread small dark petrels (family Hydrobatidae) that typically return to land only to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STORM PETREL — Any of about 20 species (family Hydrobatidae) of petrels that vary from 5 to 10 in. (13–25 cm) long. All …
Английский словарь Британика
STORM PETREL — noun : any of various small petrels ; especially : a small sooty black petrel ( Hydrobates pelagicus ) marked …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STORM PETREL — any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STORM PETREL — n. small petrel with blackish feathers (in the past was believed to announce the approaching bad weather)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STORM PETREL — Date: circa 1833 : any of various widespread small dark petrels (family Hydrobatidae) that typically return to land only to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORM PETREL — Function: noun Date: circa 1833 : any of various widespread small dark petrels (family Hydrobatidae) that typically return to land …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STORM PETREL — [storm petrel] n (ca. 1833): any of various small petrels (family Hydrobatidae); esp: a small sooty black white-marked petrel (Hydrobates …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STORM PETREL — any member of about 20 species of seabirds constituting the family Hydrobatidae, or sometimes considered as Oceanitidae (order Procellariiformes). Ranging …
Britannica English vocabulary
STORM PETREL — Any of about 20 species (family Hydrobatidae) of petrels that vary from 5 to 10 in. (1325 cm) long. All …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STORM PETREL — (зоология) буревестник, качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) человек, накликавший горе, беду драчун, забияка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel см. storm-bird
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORM PETREL — = stormy petrel
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STORM-PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STORM PETREL — = stormy petrel
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STORM PETREL — = stormy petrel
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STORM PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STORM PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая [зоол.]
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STORM-PETREL — - stormy petrel
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STORM-PETREL — орнит. качурка; pl качурки (Hydrobatidae) - ashy storm-petrel - black storm-petrel - black-bellied storm-petrel - graceful storm-petrel - gray fork-tailed storm-petrel - gray-backed storm-petrel - least storm-petrel - white-bellied …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
STORM PETREL — британская качурка (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
STORM-PETREL — орнит. качурка; pl качурки ( Hydrobatidae ) - ashy storm-petrel - black storm-petrel - black-bellied storm-petrel - graceful storm-petrel - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
STORM PETREL — британская качурка ( Hydrobates pelagicus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
STORM-PETREL — буревестник, качурка малая
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
STORM-PETREL — [см.] storm-bird
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
STORM-PETREL — см. storm-bird
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
STORM-PETREL — = stormy petrel см. storm-bird
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORM PETREL — (зоология) буревестник, качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) человек, накликавший горе, беду драчун, забияка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PETREL — ~
English interlingue dictionary
PETREL — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PETREL — Any of numerous seabirds (order Procellariiformes, particularly family Procellariidae), including 24 species (genera Pterodroma and Bulweria ) called gadfly petrels …
Английский словарь Британика
STORM — I. ˈstȯ(ə)rm, -ȯ(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETREL — ˈpe.trəl sometimes ˈpē.- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral, perhaps irregular from St. Peter died A.D.67? disciple …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETREL — (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother …
Английский словарь Webster
PETREL — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORM — — stormlike , adj. /stawrm/ , n. 1. a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — /pe"treuhl/ , n. any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae. Cf. storm petrel, diving petrel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — n. type of small seabird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STORM — I. ˈstȯrm noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German sturm storm, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PETREL — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 : any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae) ; especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORM — vi to raise a tempest. 2. storm ·noun a heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence. …
Webster English vocab
PETREL — noun any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family procellaridae. the small petrels, or mother …
Webster English vocab
PETREL — [ 'pɛtr(ə)l ] ■ noun a seabird related to the shearwaters, typically flying far from land. [Many species, chiefly in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STORM — [storm] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG sturm storm, OE styrian to stir] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETREL — [pe.trel] n [alter. of earlier pitteral] (1676): any of numerous seabirds (esp. families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae); esp: one of the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PETREL — any of a number of seabirds of the order Procellariiformes, particularly certain members of the family Procellariidae, which also includes …
Britannica English vocabulary
STORM — storm, Storm BrE AmE stɔːm AmE stɔːrm ▷ stormed stɔːmd AmE stɔːrmd ▷ storming ˈstɔːm ɪŋ AmE ˈstɔːrm ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PETREL — petrel BrE AmE ˈpetr ə l (= petrol) ▷ petrel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STORM — / stɔːm; NAmE stɔːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. very bad weather with strong winds and rain, and often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — / ˈpetrəl; NAmE / noun a black and white bird that can fly over the sea a long way from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORM — I. storm 1 W3 /stɔːm $ stɔːrm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ storm ; noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PETREL — pet ‧ rel /ˈpetrəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Saint Peter ] a black …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORM
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [17th c. (also …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORM
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [ 17th c. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORM
Oxford English vocab
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. Etymology: 17th c. …
Oxford English vocab
STORM — ( storms, storming, stormed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A storm …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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