Definition of Mother Carey's chicken in English:

Mother Carey's chicken

noun

old-fashioned term for storm petrel
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides the penguin many other birds are to be found here, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue petrels, teal, ducks, Port Egmont hens, shags, Cape pigeons, the nelly, sea swallows, terns, sea gulls, Mother Carey's chickens, Mother Carey's geese, or the great petrel, and, lastly, the albatross.
- It runs alphabetically from Mother Carey's chicken (see: Petrel) to Motherwell and Wishaw, which turn out to be two towns in the Strathclyde region of south central Scotland merged into one big Motherwell in 1920.
- He was surprised to see Mother Carey's chickens (= Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus) in November in the mid-Atlantic on his way back to Boston from Liverpool.

Origin

Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.

Definition of Mother Carey's chicken in US English:

Mother Carey's chicken

nounˌməðər ˌkɛriz ˈtʃɪkənˌməT͟Hər ˌkerēz ˈCHikən

old-fashioned term for storm petrel
Example sentencesExamples
- It runs alphabetically from Mother Carey's chicken (see: Petrel) to Motherwell and Wishaw, which turn out to be two towns in the Strathclyde region of south central Scotland merged into one big Motherwell in 1920.
- Besides the penguin many other birds are to be found here, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue petrels, teal, ducks, Port Egmont hens, shags, Cape pigeons, the nelly, sea swallows, terns, sea gulls, Mother Carey's chickens, Mother Carey's geese, or the great petrel, and, lastly, the albatross.
- He was surprised to see Mother Carey's chickens (= Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus) in November in the mid-Atlantic on his way back to Boston from Liverpool.

Origin

Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.

词汇	Mother Carey's chicken
释义	Definition of Mother Carey's chicken in English: Mother Carey's chicken noun old-fashioned term for storm petrel Example sentencesExamples Besides the penguin many other birds are to be found here, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue petrels, teal, ducks, Port Egmont hens, shags, Cape pigeons, the nelly, sea swallows, terns, sea gulls, Mother Carey's chickens, Mother Carey's geese, or the great petrel, and, lastly, the albatross. It runs alphabetically from Mother Carey's chicken (see: Petrel) to Motherwell and Wishaw, which turn out to be two towns in the Strathclyde region of south central Scotland merged into one big Motherwell in 1920. He was surprised to see Mother Carey's chickens (= Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus) in November in the mid-Atlantic on his way back to Boston from Liverpool. Origin Mid 18th century: of unknown origin. Definition of Mother Carey's chicken in US English: Mother Carey's chicken nounˌməðər ˌkɛriz ˈtʃɪkənˌməT͟Hər ˌkerēz ˈCHikən old-fashioned term for storm petrel Example sentencesExamples It runs alphabetically from Mother Carey's chicken (see: Petrel) to Motherwell and Wishaw, which turn out to be two towns in the Strathclyde region of south central Scotland merged into one big Motherwell in 1920. Besides the penguin many other birds are to be found here, among which may be mentioned sea-hens, blue petrels, teal, ducks, Port Egmont hens, shags, Cape pigeons, the nelly, sea swallows, terns, sea gulls, Mother Carey's chickens, Mother Carey's geese, or the great petrel, and, lastly, the albatross. He was surprised to see Mother Carey's chickens (= Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus) in November in the mid-Atlantic on his way back to Boston from Liverpool. Origin Mid 18th century: of unknown origin.
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