Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 1 compound words that contain petrel. The most common are listed below. Open petrel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- storm petrelAny of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.
- snow petrelA small, pure white fulmarine petrel with black underdown, coal-black eyes, small black bill and bluish gray feet.
- Wilson's storm petrelA small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.
- blue petrelAny member of species Halobaena caerulea of small petrels, with blue-grey plumage.
- diving-petrelAlternative spelling of diving petrel.
- Barau's petrelA medium-sized gadfly petrel, Pterodroma baraui.
- gadfly petrelA petrel of the genus Pterodroma.
- Guadalupe storm petrelAn extinct species of storm petrel, Oceanodroma macrodactyla.
- Zino's petrelThe Madeira petrel, Pterodroma madeira, an endangered species of gadfly petrel endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal.
- Antarctic petrelA species of petrel, Thalassoica antarctica, which breeds in Antarctica.
- Madeira petrelAn endangered species of gadfly petrel endemic to the island of Madeira, Portugal, Pterodroma madeira.
- Tahiti petrelPseudobulweria rostrata, a species of seafaring petrel found throughout Oceania.
- black-capped petrelA species of petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, of Caribbean waters.
- Kermadec petrelPterodroma neglecta, a petrel of the Kermadec Islands.
- Cook's petrelThe seabird Pterodroma cookii.
- Bermuda petrelSynonym of cahow: An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.
- Cape petrelDaption capense, a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae.
- giant petrelAny of the genus Macronectes of large predatory and scavenging birds.
- stormy petrelA storm petrel.
- northern storm petrelA seabird belonging to the family Hydrobatidae.
- southern storm petrelA seabird belonging to the family Oceanitidae.
- fulmar-petrelA fulmar.
- Bulwer's petrelBulweria bulwerii, a small petrel found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Fea's petrelPterodroma feae, a small seabird.
- Leach's petrelSynonym of Leach's storm petrel: Hydrobates leucorhous, a small seabird of the tubenose order.
Compound words 1
- Petrellasplural of Petrella: A surname from Italian.