leach's petrel

leach's petrel
\\ˈlēchə̇z-\ noun or leach petrel
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: after William E. Leach died 1836 English naturalist
: a petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) distinguished from the storm petrel by its larger size, forked tail, longer wings, and distinctive bounding flight

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Leach's petrel «LEECH uhz»,
a stormy petrel of the northern Atlantic with a forked tail.
[< William Leach, a British naturalist of the 1800's]

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