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storm petrel

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of several small seabirds, of the families Hydrobatidae (northern storm petrels) or Oceanitidae (southern storm petrels), having dark plumage and a white rump.

Equivalents

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العربيةنوء
Българскибуревестник
Galegopaíño
日本語海燕
Македонскибуревесник
Nederlandsstormvogeltje
Portuguêspainho
Svenskastormsvala

Examples

“Nólsoy is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of storm petrels on earth.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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