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单词 giant petrel
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Definition of giant petrel in English:

giant petrel

noun
  • The largest petrel, which is found around southern oceans, has a massive bill, and scavenges from carcasses.

    巨鹱

    Genus Macronectes, family Procellariidae: two species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year.
    • On our way there we enjoyed giant petrels, a new species for the trip.
    • The rest stay aboard a 233-foot Finnish research vessel, taking day trips to see the island's king penguins, elephant seals, and giant petrels.
    • Finally, the scientist reaches her quarry: a colony of southern giant petrels whose nests atop these rocky heights are filled with hungry hatchlings.
    • Why are southern giant petrels thriving on one peninsula, but declining almost everywhere else?

Definition of giant petrel in US English:

giant petrel

noun
  • The largest petrel, which is found around southern oceans, has a massive bill, and scavenges from carcasses.

    巨鹱

    Genus Macronectes, family Procellariidae: two species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year.
    • Finally, the scientist reaches her quarry: a colony of southern giant petrels whose nests atop these rocky heights are filled with hungry hatchlings.
    • Why are southern giant petrels thriving on one peninsula, but declining almost everywhere else?
    • On our way there we enjoyed giant petrels, a new species for the trip.
    • The rest stay aboard a 233-foot Finnish research vessel, taking day trips to see the island's king penguins, elephant seals, and giant petrels.
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