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Prion (bird)
The
prions
(or
whalebirds
) are small
petrels
in the
genera
Pachyptila
and
Halobaena
. They form one of the four groups within the
Procellariidae
(also referred to as the prions), along with the
gadfly petrels
,
shearwaters
and
fulmarine petrels
. The name comes from the Greek , meaning "
saw
", a reference of the serrated edges of the birds' saw-like
bill
.
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