giant petrel

[ jahy-uhnt pe-truhl ]

noun

1. either of two large mottled gray or occasionally white petrels of the genus Macronectes, specifically the northern giant petrel and the southern giant petrel, inhabiting islands and coasts of the Southern Ocean and adjacent seas.

Example Sentences

Blake and Hamilton went out early on a photographing excursion, and, later on, the latter shot and skinned a white giant petrel.

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I also sawbut beyond aima giant petrel; its dimensions were truly astonishing.

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Similarly, in the region of the south pole the albino form of the Giant Petrel (Ossifraga gigantea) becomes common.

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