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Showing words for PETREL using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Petrel
pelter, petrel
5 Letter Words for Petrel
erept, leper, lepre, peert, perle, peter, petre, relet, repel
4 Letter Words for Petrel
leep, leer, leet, lere, lerp, lete, peel, peer, pele, pelt, pere, pert, pete, pree, pret, reel, reet, repl, rept, rete, teel, teer, tele, tepe, terp, tree
3 Letter Words for Petrel
eel, eer, elt, ere, ert, lee, lep, ler, let, ltr, pee, pel, per, pet, pre, pte, ree, rel, rep, rle, rpt, rte, tee, tel, ter, tlr, trp
Definitions for Petrel
[1] any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
[2] any oceanic bird of the order Procellariiformes, having a hooked bill and tubular nostrils: includes albatrosses, storm petrels, and shearwaters See also storm petrel
Words nearby Petrel
petrarch, petrarchan, petrarchan sonnet, petrarchism, petrarchist, petrel, petri dish, petri-, petrichor, petrie, petrifaction
Origin of Petrel
1670–80; earlier pitteral, of uncertain origin; perhaps altered by association with St. Peter (who attempted to walk on the water of Lake Gennesareth), alluding to the bird's habit of flying close to the ocean surface
Word origin for Petrel
C17: variant of earlier pitteral, associated by folk etymology with St Peter, because the bird appears to walk on water