wilson's petrel

wilson's petrel
noun
Usage: usually capitalized W
Etymology: after Alexander Wilson died 1813 American ornithologist
: a petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) that breeds in the southern hemisphere but is common in the north Atlantic in summer

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Wilson's petrel,
a petrel of the Antarctic and the Atlantic Ocean, black with a patch of white on the rump.
[< Alexander Wilson, 1766-1813, an American ornithologist]

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