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northern giant petrel

[ nawr-thern jahy-uhnt pe-truhl ]

noun

  1. a large, very aggressive seabird, the giant petrel Macronectes halli, of the Southern Ocean and northward into Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand: differentiated from the southern giant petrel by its reddish bill.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of northern giant petrel1

First recorded in 1975–80

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