murre

American  

[mur] / mɜr /

noun

1. 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.

2. razor-billed auk.

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murre British  

/ mɜː /

noun

1. any guillemot of the genus Uria

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Etymology

Origin of murre

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

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Example Sentences

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murre

A murre might live for 20 or 25 years and over that period of time, lay 10 or 15 eggs, more than enough to replace itself and its mate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2020

Of five common murre colonies in the gulf surveyed in 2018, only two seem to be breeding at normal levels.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 31, 2019

Her neighbors are busy gathering murre eggs and greens, hunting seal and walrus, she said.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2017

There’s no question for Piatt that Pacific warmth was the ultimate cause of the common murre die-off.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2017

The most they saw that day was a school of silver pannies swimming south, but never a dolphin leapt nor did the flight of gull or murre or tern break the grey air.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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