murrelet
[ mur-lit ]
/ ˈmɜr lɪt /
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noun
any of several small, chunky diving birds of the family Alcidae, of North Pacific coasts.
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Example sentences from the Web for murrelet
Craveri Murrelet is very similar to the last except that the under surfaces of the wings are dusky.
The Bird Book|Chester A. ReedThis species is very similar to the Marbled Murrelet, the chief difference being in the bill which is shorted.
The Bird Book|Chester A. Reed
British Dictionary definitions for murrelet
murrelet
/ (ˈmɜːlɪt) /
noun
any of several small diving birds of the genus Brachyramphus and related genera, similar and related to the auks: family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes
Word Origin for murrelet
C19: from murre + -let
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