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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: petrelMain Entry: pe·trel Pronunciation: \ˈpe-trəl, ˈpē-\ Function: noun Etymology: alteration of earlier pitteral Date: 1676 : any of numerous seabirds (especially families Procellariidae and Hydrobatidae); especially : one of the smaller long-winged birds that fly far from land — compare storm petrel 
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