Petrel

['petr(ə)l] or ['pitrəl]

Definition

(noun.) relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land.

Edited by Craig--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera.

Edited by Cheryl

Definition

n. a long-winged dusky sea-bird rarely landing except to lay its eggs esp. the Stormy petrel called by sailors 'Mother Carey's Chickens ' scarcely larger than a lark the smallest web-footed bird known.

Inputed by Delia