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Definition of Oceanites oceanicus
1. Noun. Medium-sized storm petrel.
Exact synonyms: Mother Carey's Chicken, Mother Carey's Hen
Generic synonyms: Storm Petrel
Group relationships: Genus Oceanites, Oceanites
Generic synonyms: Storm Petrel
Group relationships: Genus Oceanites, Oceanites
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oceanites Oceanicus
Literary usage of Oceanites oceanicus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1907)
"... the whole appearance of the bird were unmistakable.— LEONARD S. PEARSON, Wayne,
Pa. Two Birds new for Ohio (Oceanites oceanicus and Mentía migratoria ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"Their range extends over different portions of the southern seas, whence Oceanites
oceanicus, Wilson's Petrel, has strayed to Labrador and Great Britain, ..."
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