Hydrobatidae

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Noun1.Hydrobatidae - storm petrels
family Hydrobatidae
bird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
order Procellariiformes, Procellariiformes - petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
storm petrel - any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
genus Hydrobates, Hydrobates - type genus of the Hydrobatidae
genus Oceanites, Oceanites - a genus of Hydrobatidae
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