Wat (wie) is pétrel - definitie
SEABIRD
Petrels; Peterel
Petrel (1928 ship)
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Petrel (ship, 1928)
Petrel was a whaler, built in Oslo, in 1928, in operation in the waters around Antarctica for over three decades.
petrel
Petrels; Peterel
['p?tr(?)l]
¦ noun a seabird related to the shearwaters, typically flying far from land. [Many species, chiefly in the family Procellariidae.]
Origin
C17: assoc. with St Peter, from the bird's habit of flying low with legs dangling, and so appearing to walk on the water (see Matt. 14:30).
Petrel
Petrels; Peterel
·noun Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera.
Wikipedia
Petrel
Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes.
