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MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Macronectes giganteus mean?

• MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS (noun)
The noun MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS has 1 sense:

1. large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas

Familiarity information: MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS (noun)

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Macronectes giganteus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

giant fulmar; giant petrel; Macronectes giganteus

Hypernyms ("Macronectes giganteus" is a kind of...):

petrel (relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land)

Holonyms ("Macronectes giganteus" is a member of...):

genus Macronectes; Macronectes (giant petrels)

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