Moth·er Car·ey's chicken (m    r kâr z)n. A petrel, especially a storm petrel. [Possibly alteration and partial translation of Medieval Latin m  ter cra, Virgin Mary : Latin mter, mother + Latin cra, feminine of crus, dear; see k- in Indo-European roots.] |
Mother Carey's chicken [ˈkɛərɪz]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for storm petrel
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| Noun | 1. |  Mother Carey's chicken - medium-sized storm petrel storm petrel - any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts genus Oceanites, Oceanites - a genus of Hydrobatidae |
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