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giant petrel
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Noun1.giant petrel - large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seasgiant petrel - large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
giant fulmar, Macronectes giganteus
petrel - relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
genus Macronectes, Macronectes - giant petrels
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