About The Word Murre

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Murre to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Murre definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Murre

Murre Meaning & Definition
Murre Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Murre?

[n] black-and-white diving bird of northern seas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Murre:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Murre:

See Also | common murre | genus Uria | guillemot | thick-billed murre | Uria | Uria aalge | Uria lomvia

Murre In Webster's Dictionary

\Murre\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus {Uria}, or {Catarractes}; a guillemot. Note: The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Idle wheel ‐ a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide…
  • Savin ‐ procumbent or…
  • Cram full ‐ packed full to capacity; "chowder chockablock with pieces of…
  • Lamb's lettuce ‐ widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb;…
  • Bismarck sea ‐ World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed…
  • Indiscriminating ‐ not…
  • Astragalus danicus ‐ perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes…
  • Coniferophytina ‐ cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the Carboniferous period;…
  • Unvaried ‐ not diversified [adj]…
  • Animal group ‐ a group…