Definition of Oceanites oceanicus

1. Noun. Medium-sized storm petrel.

Exact synonyms: Mother Carey's Chicken, Mother Carey's Hen
Generic synonyms: Storm Petrel
Group relationships: Genus Oceanites, Oceanites

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oceanites Oceanicus

Obwalden
Occam
Occam's razor
Occidental
Occitan
Occitania
Ocean
Ocean State
Oceania
Oceanian
Oceanians
Oceanic
Oceanica
Oceanid
Oceanites
Oceanites oceanicus (current term)
Oceanospirillum
Oceanus
Ochna
Ochna serrulata
Ochnaceae
Ochoa
Ochoa's law
Ochotona
Ochotona collaris
Ochotona princeps
Ochotonidae
Ochroma
Ochroma lagopus
Ochs

Literary usage of Oceanites oceanicus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1907)
"... the whole appearance of the bird were unmistakable.— LEONARD S. PEARSON, Wayne, Pa. Two Birds new for Ohio (Oceanites oceanicus and Mentía migratoria ..."

2. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"Their range extends over different portions of the southern seas, whence Oceanites oceanicus, Wilson's Petrel, has strayed to Labrador and Great Britain, ..."

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