cape petrel

  • 11Cape wine — Cape Cape (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr. L. caput heat, end, point. See {Chief}.] A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland. [1913 Webster] {Cape buffalo}… …

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  • 12petrel — /pe treuhl/, n. any of numerous tube nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae. Cf. storm petrel, diving petrel. [1670 80; earlier pitteral, of uncert. orig.; perh. altered by assoc. with St. Peter (who… …

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  • 13Cape Verde petrel — Žaliojo kyšulio audrašauklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pterodroma feae angl. Cape Verde petrel vok. Kapverdensturmvogel, m pranc. pétrel gongon, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – trumpasnapiai audrašaukliai …

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  • 14pétrel gongon — Žaliojo kyšulio audrašauklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Pterodroma feae angl. Cape Verde petrel vok. Kapverdensturmvogel, m pranc. pétrel gongon, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – trumpasnapiai audrašaukliai …

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  • 15cape hen — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope : any of several sea birds of southern seas; especially : a large white chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) …

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  • 16cape pigeon — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape Horn, southern extremity of So. America : a pigeon sized black and white petrel (Daption capense) of southern seas breeding chiefly in southern So. America …

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  • 17Giant petrel — Giant petrels Southern Giant Petrel juvenile Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 18Fulmarine petrel — Taxobox name = Fulmarine Petrels image width = 220px image caption = Northern Fulmar regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Procellariiformes familia = Procellariidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Macronectes… …

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  • 19Diving petrel — Petrel Pe trel, n. [F. p[ e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. ? a stone ( John i. 42); probably so called in allusion to St. Peter s walking on the sea. See {Petrify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds… …

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  • 20Fulmar petrel — Petrel Pe trel, n. [F. p[ e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. ? a stone ( John i. 42); probably so called in allusion to St. Peter s walking on the sea. See {Petrify}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds… …

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