petrel

n. 海燕

发音

其它 /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/

词形变化

petrels 复数 petrels

别名

peterel

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

下位词 5

fulmar fulmar-petrel giant petrel shearwater storm petrel

相关短语

Wilson's storm petrel Wilson's petrel storm petrel n. （一种预示风暴来临的）小海燕, 引起争端的人 snow petrel diving petrel 潜水海燕 stormy petrel n. 海燕 Kermadec petrel gadfly petrel Barau's petrel Cape petrel Guadalupe storm petrel Cook's petrel Zino's petrel black-capped petrel Antarctic petrel

词源

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.

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