murre

[ mur ]

noun

1. either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge common murre or U. lomvia thick-billed murre.
2. razor-billed auk.

murre

/ mɜː /

noun

1. any guillemot of the genus Uria

Word History and Origins

Origin of murre¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of murre¹

C17: origin unknown

Example Sentences

This Pacific form of the common Murre is the most abundant breeding bird on the Farallones.

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They breed on the same islands in company with the common Murre and their eggs are indistinguishable.

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Murrain (or morena in Latin chronicles) is probably the modern survival of mure or murre.

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The murre does not fly high, nor is it a very active bird, or apparently of long flight.

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The gull begins to lay about the middle of May, and usually ten days before the murre.

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