diving petrel

== English == === Alternative forms === diving-petrel === Noun === diving petrel (plural diving petrels) Any seabird of the genus Pelecanoides in the family Procellariidae, resembling auks and native to the southern oceans. ==== Derived terms ==== common diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix) Georgian diving petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) Magellan diving petrel (Pelecanoides magellani) Peruvian diving petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii) South Georgia diving petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus) ==== Translations ====