murrelet

American  

[mur-lit] / ˈmɜr lɪt /

noun

1. any of several small, chunky diving birds of the family Alcidae, of North Pacific coasts.

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murrelet British  

/ ˈmɜːlɪt /

noun

1. any of several small diving birds of the genus Brachyramphus and related genera, similar and related to the auks: family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes

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Etymology

Origin of murrelet

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; murre + -let

Example Sentences

Researchers developed a machine learning algorithm known as a convolutional neural network to mine the recordings for murrelet calls.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study species, research by Oregon State University and the U.S.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

With no terrestrial predators to steal their eggs, these islands are breeding sanctuaries for ground- and cliff-nesting seabirds like the western gull, Scripps’s murrelet and the ashy storm petrel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

In Franz’s eyes, conservation of the marbled murrelet represents a small portion of the bigger issue: The falling sustainable timber harvest and what that means for rural communities.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2019

Paula Swedeen, of Conservation Northwest, pointed out that DNR’s modeling projects murrelet populations will decline for several decades under the plan and in 50 years have a population lower than it is today.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2019