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.

Nearby words

murray, gilbert, murray, james, murray, lindley, murray, philip, murray, sir james augustus henry, 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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