guillemot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

WordNet

Guil"le*mot` noun
Etymology
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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers. ✍ The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus Uria (as U. troile); the black or foolish guillemot (Cepphus grylle, formerly Uria grylle), is called also sea pigeon and eligny. See Murre.

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