DIVING PETREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diving petrel mean? 

• DIVING PETREL (noun)
  The noun DIVING PETREL has 1 sense:

1. any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks

  Familiarity information: DIVING PETREL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIVING PETREL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("diving petrel" is a kind of...):

oceanic bird; pelagic bird (bird of the open seas)

Holonyms ("diving petrel" is a member of...):

family Pelecanoididae; Pelecanoididae (diving petrels)