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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pe·trel n.  Zool. Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridæ.  The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to {Oceanites}, {Oceanodroma}, {Procellaria}, and several allied genera.
 Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides.  They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
 Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar.
 Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
 Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels, especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 diving petrel
      n : any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere
          seas; somewhat resemble auks