giant petrel
giant petrel · giant petrels
Any of the genus Macronectes of large predatory and scavenging birdsAny of the genus Macronectes of large predatory and scavenging birds.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the genus Macronectes of large predatory and scavenging birds.
More definitions
- large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
Forms
plural: giant petrels| Singular | giant petrel |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas:giant fulmarMacronectes giganteus