Mother Carey's chicken

/ˈkɛəriz/
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Definitions of Mother Carey's chicken
  1. noun
    medium-sized storm petrel
    synonyms: Mother Carey's hen, Oceanites oceanicus
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    type of:
    storm petrel
    any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
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