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Mother Carey's chicken
[
kair
-eez]
/ˈkɛər iz/
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noun
1.
any of various small petrels, especially the stormy petrel,
Oceanites oceanicus.
Origin of
Mother Carey's chicken
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1760-1770
First recorded in
1760-70;
origin uncertain
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Mother Carey's chicken
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Mother Carey's chicken
/
ˈkɛərɪz
/
noun
1.
another name for
storm petrel
Word Origin
origin unknown
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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