Wilson's storm petrel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.

Word forms

Wilson's storm petrel Wilson's storm petrels

Etymology

The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.

Synonyms

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