English Explanatory Dictionary

Zino's petrel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Madeira petrel, Pterodroma madeira, an endangered species of gadfly petrel endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal.

Word forms

Zino's petrel Zino's petrels

Etymology

Named after British ornithologist Paul Alexander Zino (1916–2004), who was instrumental in the species' conservation.

Synonyms

Madeira petrel freira
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