"Barau's petrel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Barau's petrels [plural]
Etymology: From Barau (“a surname”) + petrel, after French agricultural engineer and ornithologist Armand Barau. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|Barau||a surname}} Barau (“a surname”), {{m|en|petrel}} petrel Head templates: {{en-noun}} Barau's petrel (plural Barau's petrels)
  1. A medium-sized gadfly petrel, Pterodroma baraui. Categories (lifeform): Tubenose birds Translations (Pterodroma baraui): reunioninviistäjä (Finnish)

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