'Fulmar petrel' definitions:
Definition of 'fulmar petrel'
(from WordNet)
noun
Heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions [syn: fulmar, fulmar petrel, Fulmarus glacialis]
Definition of 'Fulmar petrel'
From: GCIDE
- Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. pe`tros a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See Petrify.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellarid[ae]. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to {Oceanites}, {Oceanodroma}, {Procellaria}, and several allied genera. [1913 Webster]
- Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
- Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar.
- Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
- Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels, especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'fulmar petrel'
From: GCIDE
- Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See foul, and Man a gull.] (Zool.) One of several species of sea birds, of the family Procellariid[ae], allied to the albatrosses and petrels. Among the well-known species are the arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (called also fulmar petrel, malduck, and mollemock), and the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga gigantea}). [1913 Webster]