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Procellariidae

noun

petrels; fulmars; shearwaters

• Syn: ↑family Procellariidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Procellariiformes, ↑order Procellariiformes

• Member Meronyms:

↑petrel, ↑Procellaria, ↑genus Procellaria, ↑Macronectes, ↑genus Macronectes, ↑Fulmarus, ↑genus Fulmarus, ↑Puffinus, ↑genus Puffinus

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\\ˌprōsələˈrīəˌdē, prōˌsel-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Procellaria, type genus + -idae

: a family of oceanic birds (order Procellariiformes) comprising the fulmars, shearwaters, and related birds

Useful english dictionary. 2012.