GUILLEMOTS

Noun

guillemots

plural of guillemot

Source: Wiktionary


GUILLEMOT

Guil"le*mot`, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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