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Definition of Macronectes
1. Noun. Giant petrels.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Procellariidae, Procellariidae
Member holonyms: Giant Fulmar, Giant Petrel, Macronectes Giganteus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macronectes
Literary usage of Macronectes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... is now macronectes. 37. Subgenus Oceanodroma is inserted before Oceanodroma
furcata and subgenus ..."
2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1906)
"As the Giant Fulmar is thus bereft of its generic name, that of macronectes may
be suggested as an equivalent. — Cha«. W. Richmond. ..."
3. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1917)
"Zealand giant petrel, (macronectes giganteus albus), two kea parrots, (Nestor
notabilis), pairs each of the Australian white ibis, (Ibis molucca ..."
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