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Moth·er Car·ey's chicken (mŭthʹər kârʹēz)
n.
A petrel, especially a storm petrel.[Possibly alteration and partial translation of Medieval Latin māter cāra, Virgin Mary : Latin māter, mother + Latin cāra, feminine of cārus, dear; See kā-.
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