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Tubenoses

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Definition: n. "Colloquial name for members of the order Procellariiformes, which includes the albatrosses, the shearwaters and petrels, and the storm petrals; reflects the presence of tublar sheaths (naricorns) that encase the nasal openings on the top of the bill." (Source: Sibley)

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