petrel

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

Έννοιες

θαλασσοβάτης

θαλασσοδρόμος

Συνώνυμα

storm petrel

stinkpot

fulmar

mallemuck

swifts

fulmar petrel

swallows

Μεταφράσεις

pétrel

stormvogel

damero

petrel

procellaria

Sturmvogel

Pterodroma

petrel

Petrel

paiño

fırtına kuşu

طائر المازور

ortalığı karıştıran tip

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈpɛtɹəl/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From earlier pitteral. Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29).
A derivation from patter or pitter-patter has been suggested, for instance by ornithologist Elliott Ladd Coues.