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stormy petrel

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stormy petrel
n.
1. See storm petrel.
2. One who brings discord or appears at the onset of trouble; a rebel.
stormy petrel
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for storm petrel
2. a person who brings or portends trouble
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Noun1.stormy petrelstormy petrel - sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Hydrobates pelagicus, northern storm petrel
storm petrel - any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
genus Hydrobates, Hydrobates - type genus of the Hydrobatidae
Translations
stormy petrel
n → Sturmschwalbe f; (fig) → Unglücksbote m → /-botin f


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I am afraid, my dear Colonel, that you must regret the hour that you took in such a stormy petrel as I am.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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