Wilson's storm petrel
Meanings
noun
- 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
Etymology
The name commemorates the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.
Synonyms
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