gadfly petrel en · NOUN
Meanings
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A petrel of the genus Pterodroma.
The taiko, a gadfly petrel from the Chatham Islands near to New Zealand, was well known to islanders during the nineteenth century, being used by them as a food resource.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gadfly petrels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi viistäjä (petrel of the genus Pterodroma) · ru тайфунник (petrel of the genus Pterodroma)