GIANT PETREL

Meaning of GIANT PETREL in English

either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Also called giant fulmar .

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GIANT PETREL — noun : a large dusky brownish petrel ( Macronectes giganteus ) chiefly of antarctic seas that has a heavy pale-colored …
Webster's New International 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 …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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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