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northern giant petrel
[nawr-thern jahy-uhnt pe-truhl]
noun
a large, very aggressive seabird, the giant petrel Macronectes halli, of the Southern Ocean and northward into Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand: differentiated from the southern giant petrel by its reddish bill.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of northern giant petrel1
First recorded in 1975–80
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