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procellarian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹəʊ.səˈlɛəɹi.ən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒ-/
  • General-American: /ˌpɹoʊ.səˈlɛɹi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌpɹɑ-/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridae) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: procellariid, tubenose

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin procella (“a storm”).