guillemot
Americannoun
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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.
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British. a murre of the genus Uria.
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Etymology
Origin of guillemot
First recorded in 1670–80; from French, apparently diminutive of Guillaume “William”
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There is good news for some of the seabirds that breed in the UK, with the shag moving from the red list to the amber and the black guillemot from the amber to the green.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
Other birds impacted by drones flying too close to the Oregon islands include the common murre, pigeon guillemot, tufted puffin and two types of cormorants.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2021
In the years that followed, seabirds like the black guillemot started arriving earlier, laying eggs earlier and not surviving as well, he said, blaming warming.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
In 2015, he published “The Nordic Cookbook,” an invaluable guide to the region’s cooking, from the braised guillemot of the Faroe Islands to the taco quiche of suburban Stockholm.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2017
The birds comprise a darter, a cormorant, a guillemot, and a penguin.
From Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various
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