petrel
(noun) relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
Source: WordNet® 3.1
petrel (plural petrels)
Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.
• pelter
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"trel, n. Etym: [F. pétrel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. John i.42); -- probably so called in allusion to St.Peter's walking on the sea. See Petrify.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridæ. 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 petrel. See Fulmar.
– Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
– Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels, especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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