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 Pe·trel n.  Zool. 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.
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 Ful·mar n.  Zool. One of several species of sea birds, of the family Procellariidæ, allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea).
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 fulmar petrel
      n : heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn: fulmar,
           Fulmarus glacialis]