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Definition of Macronectes giganteus
1. Noun. Large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas.
Generic synonyms: Petrel
Group relationships: Genus Macronectes, Macronectes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macronectes Giganteus
Literary usage of Macronectes giganteus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Macronectes RICHMOND, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XVIII, 1905, 76. Type, by orig.
desig., Procellaria gigantea GMELIN. Macronectes giganteus (GMELIN). ..."
2. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"Sooty Albatross. W. coast of Amer.; n. casually to coast of Ore. 85. Macronectes
giganteus. Giant Fulmar. ..."
3. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1917)
"Zealand giant petrel, (Macronectes giganteus albus), two kea parrots, (Nestor
notabilis), pairs each of the Australian white ibis, (Ibis molucca ..."
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