1) Antarctic dweller 2) Bird named for an apostle 3) Bird seen far out to sea 4) Diving or storm seabird 5) Erne cousin 6) Far-flying seabird 7) Far-ranging seabird 8) It might be stormy 9) Long-winged seabird 10) Low-flying seabird 11) Marine bird 12) Migratory seabird 13) Oceanic bird 14) One is named for Wilson
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1) Fulmar 2) Shearwater
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Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. The common name does not indicate relationship beyond that point, as `petrels` occur in three of the four families within that group (except the albatross family, Diomedeidae). Having a fossil record that was assumed to extend back at least 60 million years, the Procellariiform.....
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[reservoir software] Petrel is a Schlumberger owned E&P software platform that provides an integrated solution from exploration to production. It allows the user to interpret seismic data, perform well correlation, build reservoir models suitable for simulation, submit and visualize simulation results, calculate volumes, produce maps and de...
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[rocket] The Petrel was a British sounding rocket. The Petrel 1 was launched, like the Skua 1, with 3 Chick booster rockets. The Chick motors were fitted into a Booster Carriage that also carried the two parachutes that brought it back to earth for re-use. The Petrel 1 was 3.34 m long, had a diameter of 19 cm and reached a maximum altitude ...
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long-winged seabird with hooked bill
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• (n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey`s chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera.
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any of a number of seabirds of the order Procellariiformes, particularly certain members of the family Procellariidae, which also includes the ... [2 related articles]
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<ornithology> Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera. Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere. Fulmar petrel, Giant ...
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Pe'trel noun [ French
pétrel ; a dim. of the name
Peter , Latin
Petrus , Greek ... a stone (
John i. 42 ); -- probably so called in allusion to St.
Peter's walking on the sea. See
Petrify .]
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds...
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The Petrel is any of various families of seabirds, including the worldwide Storm Petrels (family Procellariidae), which include the smallest seabirds, and the Diving Petrels (family Pelecanoididae) of the southern hemisphere, which feed by diving underwater and are characterized by having nostril tubes. They include the Fulmars and Shearwaters.
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n] - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
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noun relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
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Any of various families of seabirds in the order Procellariiforme, including the worldwide storm petrels (family Hydrobatidae), which include the smallest seabirds (some only 13 cm/5 in long), and the diving petrels (family Pelecanoididae) of the southern hemisphere. All have a hooked bill, rudim...
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