petrel > define
noun
- Relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land. .
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridae. The small petrels or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary