Storm-petrel
or storm-petrel
noun
1.
any of several small, tube-nosed seabirds of the family Hydrobatidae, usually having black or sooty-brown plumage with a white rump.
storm petrel
noun
1.
any small petrel, such as the northern Hydrobates pelagicus, of the family Hydrobatidae, typically having a dark plumage with paler underparts Also called Mother Carey’s chicken, stormy petrel
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