guillemot
a black or brown-speckled seabird of the genus Cepphus, of northern seas, having a sharply pointed black bill, red legs, and white wing patches, as C. grylle(black guillemot ), of the North Atlantic Ocean and the similar C. columba(pigeon guillemot ) of the North Pacific Ocean.
British. a murre of the genus Uria.
Origin of guillemot
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This bird is very similar to the Black guillemot except that the under-surfaces of the wings are dark.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherThis bird is very similar to the Black guillemot except that the under surfaces of the wings are dark.
The Bird Book | Chester A. ReedA crest is never developed at the proximal end, like that seen in the guillemot and Diver and other water birds.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. SeeleyThe most curious were those of the guillemot, which, though little larger than the puffin, have eggs as large as those of geese.
A Yacht Voyage Round England | W.H.G. KingstonAnd then they got a guillemot which had its nest close by to fly beside them, while they tried to outdistance it by rowing.
Eskimo Folktales | Unknown
British Dictionary definitions for guillemot
/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌmɒt) /
any northern oceanic diving bird of the genera Uria and Cepphus, having a black-and-white plumage and long narrow bill: family Alcidae (auks, etc), order Charadriiformes
Origin of guillemot
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