STORM PETREL


Meaning of STORM PETREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1833

: 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

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