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prion1

Syllabification: (pri·on)

Pronunciation: /ˈprīˌän/

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Definition of prion

noun

a small petrel of southern seas, having a wide bill fringed with comblike plates for feeding on planktonic crustaceans.
- Genus Pachyptila, family Procellariidae: six species