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Guillemot

Guillemot Meaning & Definition
Guillemot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Guillemot?

[n] small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

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See Also | auk | black guillemot | Cepphus | Cepphus columba | Cepphus grylle | genus Cepphus | murre | pigeon guillemot

Guillemot In Webster's Dictionary

\Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers. Note: 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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