cepphus grylle

Noun
Synonyms: black guillemotCepphus grylle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. northern Atlantic guillemotSynonyms: black guillemotCepphus grylle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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