Mother Carey's chicken

[ kair-eez ]

noun
  1. any of various small petrels, especially the stormy petrel, Oceanites oceanicus.

Origin of Mother Carey's chicken

1
First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

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British Dictionary definitions for Mother Carey's chicken

Mother Carey's chicken

/ (ˈkɛərɪz) /


noun
  1. another name for storm petrel

Origin of Mother Carey's chicken

1
origin unknown

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