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Definition of storm petrel in English: storm petrelnounˈstɔːmpɛtr(ə)l A small seabird of the open ocean, typically having blackish plumage and a white rump, and formerly believed to be a harbinger of bad weather. （预示风暴的）海燕 Family Hydrobatidae: several genera and many species, e.g. Hydrobates pelagicus of the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean Example sentencesExamples - There are or have been several great blue heron, cormorant, puffin, black guillemot, razorbill, and storm petrel breeding colonies on the islands.
- Some, like the tiny Leach's storm petrel, feed offshore on bioluminescent plankton - so are particularly drawn to light.
- The 120-foot lighthouse, with its 170 worn wooden steps, is a great vantage point for birders who come to see grebes, gannets, skuas and the occasional shearwater or storm petrel on their migratory route through Scandinavia.
- However, small passerines carry very small food loads, and storm petrels very large ones.
- Don't miss the chubby, colorful puffins of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve or the seven million storm petrels found on Baccalieu Island.
Definition of storm petrel in US English: storm petrelnounˈstôrm ˌpetrəl A small seabird of the open ocean, typically having blackish plumage and a white rump, and formerly believed to be a harbinger of bad weather. （预示风暴的）海燕 Family Hydrobatidae: several genera and many species, e.g., Hydrobates pelagicus of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Example sentencesExamples - Some, like the tiny Leach's storm petrel, feed offshore on bioluminescent plankton - so are particularly drawn to light.
- Don't miss the chubby, colorful puffins of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve or the seven million storm petrels found on Baccalieu Island.
- However, small passerines carry very small food loads, and storm petrels very large ones.
- There are or have been several great blue heron, cormorant, puffin, black guillemot, razorbill, and storm petrel breeding colonies on the islands.
- The 120-foot lighthouse, with its 170 worn wooden steps, is a great vantage point for birders who come to see grebes, gannets, skuas and the occasional shearwater or storm petrel on their migratory route through Scandinavia.
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