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guillemot
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun guillemot has 1 sense
- guillemot(n = noun.animal) - small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas; is a kind of auk
is a member of cepphus, genus cepphus
has particulars: black guillemot, cepphus grylle, cepphus columba, pigeon guillemot, murre
CIDE DICTIONARY
guillemot, n. [F.].
One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers. [1913 Webster]
" 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 ."
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
guillemot, n. any fast-flying sea bird of the genus Uria or Cepphus, nesting on cliffs or islands.
Etymology
F f. Guillaume William
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