Usually means: Small seabird, dives for food.
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▸ noun:  Any seabird of the genus Pelecanoides in the family Procellariidae, resembling auks and native to the southern oceans.

Similar:
diving-petrel, pelecanoidid, Cape petrel, peterel, storm petrel, shearwater, procellariid, snow petrel, procellariform, gadfly petrel, more...

Opposite:
flying petrel, surface petrel, non-diving petrel

Types:
Peruvidiving petrel, more...

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Similar:
diving-petrel, pelecanoidid, Cape petrel, peterel, storm petrel, shearwater, procellariid, snow petrel, procellariform, gadfly petrel, more...

Opposite:
flying petrel, surface petrel, non-diving petrel

Types:
Peruvidiving petrel, more...



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