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Answer for the clue "Type genus of the Procellariidae ", 11 letters:
procellaria

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Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. ? a stone ( --John i. 42); -- probably so called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See Petrify .] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea ...

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Procellaria is a genus of southern ocean long-winged seabirds related to prions , and within the order Procellariiformes . The Black Petrel ( Procellaria parkinsoni ) ranges in the Pacific Ocean, and as far north as Central America. The Spectacled Petrel ...

Usage examples of procellaria.

Then there were little kingfishers, belonging to the species procellaria pelagica, as well as a large number of asteriads, peculiar to these climates, and starfish studding the soil.