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Moth·er Car·ey's chicken (m

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A petrel, especially a storm petrel.

[Possibly alteration and partial translation of Medieval Latin mter cra, Virgin Mary : Latin mter, mother + Latin cra, feminine of crus, dear; see k- in Indo-European roots.]

Mother Carey's chicken [ˈkɛərɪz]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for storm petrel

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Mother Carey's chicken - medium-sized storm petrel

Mother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicus

storm petrel - any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts

genus Oceanites, Oceanites - a genus of Hydrobatidae

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Mother Carey's chicken (redirected from Mother Carey's chickens)

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