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[syn: black guillemot, Cepphus grylle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Guillemot \Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zool.)
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]
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cepphus grylle
n 1: northern Atlantic guillemot [syn: black guillemot,
Cepphus grylle]