GIANT PETREL

Meaning of GIANT PETREL in English

noun

: a large dusky brownish petrel ( Macronectes giganteus ) chiefly of antarctic seas that has a heavy pale-colored beak and approximates an albatross in size though not in wingspread

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GIANT PETREL — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIANT PETREL — южный гигантский буревестник (Macronectes giganteus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GIANT PETREL — южный гигантский буревестник ( Macronectes giganteus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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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
GIANT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) giant sequoia giant order giant star {{link=giant silkworm moth">giant silkworm moth
Английский словарь Британика
GIANT — I. ˈjīənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English geaunt, giaunt, from Middle French geant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin gagant-, …
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
GIANT — (a.) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
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
GIANT — ( a. ) Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son.
Webster's Revised 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
GIANT — — giantlike , adj. /juy"euhnt/ , n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PETREL — n. type of small seabird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
PETREL — noun any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family procellaridae. the small petrels, or mother …
Webster English vocab
GIANT — noun a man of extraordinari bulk and stature. 2. giant ·noun any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or …
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
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
GIANT — [gi.ant] n [ME giaunt, fr. OF geant, fr. L gigant-, gigas, fr. Gk] (14c) 1: a legendary humanlike being of …
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
GIANT — in folklore, huge mythical being, usually humanlike in form. The term derives (through Latin) from the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
PETREL — petrel BrE AmE ˈpetr ə l (= petrol) ▷ petrel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GIANT — giant BrE AmE ˈdʒa ɪ ‿ənt ▷ giant|s, \~'s s ▶ ˌ Giant's ˈ Causeway BrE AmE ▶ ˈ giant …
Longman Pronunciation 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
GIANT — / ˈdʒaɪənt; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (in stories) a very large strong person who is often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — pet ‧ rel /ˈpetrəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Perhaps from Saint Peter ] a black …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIANT — I. gi ‧ ant 1 W3 /ˈdʒaɪənt/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] extremely big, and much bigger than other …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. [ 17th c. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIANT — n. & adj. n. 1 an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PETREL — n. any of various sea birds of the family Procellariidae or Hydrobatidae, usu. flying far from land. Etymology: 17th c. …
Oxford English vocab
GIANT — n. & adj. --n. 1. an imaginary or mythical being of human form but superhuman size. 2 (in Greek mythology) …
Oxford English vocab
PETREL — ( petrels) A petrel is a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIANT — ( giants) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PETREL — (~s) A ~ is a type of sea bird which often flies a long way from land. There are many …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GIANT — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is described as …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PETREL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Brown and McCormick's skuas and Wilson's petrels fly as far as temperate latitudes of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIANT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES giant killer giant panda make great/major/giant etc strides ▪ The government has made great …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PETREL — [noun] [C] - a sea bird with a curved beak, that spends most of its life flying over the sea
Cambridge English vocab
GIANT — [noun] [C] - an imaginary creature, appearing esp. in children's stories, like a man but extremely tall and powerful and …
Cambridge English vocab
PETREL — n. Any of numerous seabirds (order Procellariiformes, particularly family Procellariidae), including 24 species (genera Pterodroma and Bulweria ) called gadfly …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIANT — n. giant panda giant sequoia giant order giant star giant silkworm moth
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GIANT — n. Function: noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power FF1C; a giant of a tractor FF1E; Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIANT — I. noun something of monstrous size, appearance, or power a giant of a tractor Synonyms: behemoth, leviathan, mammoth, monster, whale …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIANT — See ↑ BIG 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a giant
Longman Activator English vocab
GIANT — n. 25B6; noun the forest giant had died : COLOSSUS, man mountain, behemoth, Brobdingnagian, mammoth, monster; informal jumbo. See list. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIANT — n. 1 superhuman, titan, colossus, Goliath; giantess, Amazon, ogre; behemoth, monster, leviathan, mammoth Blocking the road in front of Jack …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PETREL — pelter
Anagrams English vocabulary
GIANT — [Folklore] The giants in mythology are primordial creatures of enormous size, the personifications of the forces of nature. They usually …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PETREL — сущ.; зоол. буревестник (зоология) буревестник (Pterodroma) - stormy * качурка малая (Hydrobates pelagicus) petrel зоол. буревестник stormy ~ зоол. буревестник, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — 1. сущ. 1) великан, гигант; титан 2) тех. гидромонитор 2. прил. гигантский, огромный, громадный Syn : large великан, гигант исполин, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PETREL — petrel.ogg ʹpetrəl n зоол. буревестник ( Pterodroma ) stormy petrel - качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GIANT — giant.ogg 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith …
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GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GIANT — гидромонитор - hydraulic giant
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PETREL — n зоол. буревестник ( Pterodroma ) stormy petrel - качурка малая ( Hydrobates pelagicus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GIANT — 1. ʹdʒaıənt n 1. 1> великан, гигант 2> исполин, титан mental giant - гигант мысли giant of the faith - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PETREL — буревестник; буревестник (Procellaria); pl буревестники (Procellariidae) - Antarctic petrel - ashy petrel - black fork-tailed petrel - black petrel - black-capped petrel - blue petrel - blue-footed …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PETREL — буревестник; буревестник ( Procellaria ) ; pl буревестники ( Procellariidae ) - Antarctic petrel - ashy petrel - black fork-tailed …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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