noun
type genus of the Procellariidae
• Syn: ↑genus Procellaria
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Procellariidae, ↑family Procellariidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑white-chinned petrel, ↑Procellaria aequinoctialis
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\\ˌprōsəˈla(a)rēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin procella storm (from procellere to throw down, from pro- forward, forth, down + -cellere to rise, project) + -aria; from the association of the petrels with storms at sea — more at pro-, excel
: a genus of petrels that includes the white-chinned petrels and related forms and in some classifications the shearwaters and that is the type of the family Procellariidae
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Procellaria /pros-e-lāˈri-ə/
noun
The petrel genus
ORIGIN: L procella a storm
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procellaˈrian adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.