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| storm pet·rel (plural storm pet·rels) |
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small seabird: a small seabird with black or brown feathers and a white rump. Native to: northern Atlantic, Mediterranean. Family Hydrobatidae.
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| [Because the bird's appearance was thought to forebode a storm] |
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