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Pintado
(gcide) | Pintado \Pin*ta"do\, n.; pl. Pintados. [Sp., painted, fr.
pintar to paint.]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species
are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl,
the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best
known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea.
[1913 Webster]
2. A fish (Scomberomorus regalis) similar to, but larger
than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots,
common about Florida and the West Indies.
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pintado
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n 1: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal
Atlantic waters [syn: cero, pintado, kingfish,
Scomberomorus regalis] |
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Pintado petrel
(gcide) | Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
Petrus, Gr. pe`tros a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so
called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
Petrify.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
to the family Procellarid[ae]. The small petrels, or Mother
Carey's chickens, belong to {Oceanites}, {Oceanodroma},
{Procellaria}, and several allied genera.
[1913 Webster]
Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They
chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
Fulmar petrel, Giant petrel. See Fulmar.
Pintado petrel, the Cape pigeon. See under Cape.
Pintado petrel, any one of several small petrels,
especially Procellaria pelagica, or Mother Carey's
chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Pintados
(gcide) | Pintado \Pin*ta"do\, n.; pl. Pintados. [Sp., painted, fr.
pintar to paint.]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species
are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl,
the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best
known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea.
[1913 Webster]
2. A fish (Scomberomorus regalis) similar to, but larger
than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots,
common about Florida and the West Indies.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
pintado
(wn) | pintado
n 1: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal
Atlantic waters [syn: cero, pintado, kingfish,
Scomberomorus regalis] |
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