murre

[ mur ]

/ mɜr /

noun

either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre).

razor-billed auk.

Words nearby murre

murra, murragh, murrain, murray, murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet, murrey, murrhine, murrhine glass

Origin of murre

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for murre

The murre does not fly high, nor is it a very active bird, or apparently of long flight.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
The Leach's Petrel, Murre, and some other sea birds, have but one egg.
The Bird Study Book|Thomas Gilbert Pearson
In the fifteenth century the English name was mure or murre, which appears to be the same root as in murrain.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The gull is soon through, but the murre continues to lay for about two months.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff

The gull begins to lay about the middle of May, and usually ten days before the murre.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff

British Dictionary definitions for murre

murre

/ (mɜː) /

noun

US and Canadian any guillemot of the genus Uria

Word Origin for murre

C17: origin unknown

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