stormy petrel
noun
the British storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus, of the eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean.
a person who causes or likes trouble or strife.
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Origin of stormy petrel
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby stormy petrel
stormless, stormont, stormproof, stormstayed, stormy, stormy petrel, stornoway, storrs, storting, story, story arc
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