Dovelike Petrel Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 10, 2023

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	noun • (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
	52%	14		Family that includes species such as the blue petrel and spectacled petrel
	noun • diving petrels
	33%	5		Made dovelike sounds
	verb • To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon. • To speak in an admiring fashion, to be enthusiastic about.

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New York Times27 Sep 1981	Down 53
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