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| Mother Carey's chicken |
any of various small marine birds, esp. the storm petrel. |
| petrel |
any of various related sea birds usu. found far from shore, esp. the storm petrel. |
| storm petrel |
any of several small sea birds that have black or brown plumage, esp. one of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean areas; stormy petrel. |
| stormy petrel |
a storm petrel. [1/2 definitions] |
| tubenose |
any of various seabirds with tubular nostrils, such as the petrel, shearwater, or albatross. |
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