- white guillemot
- noun
: black guillemot — used especially when it is in winter plumage
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Guillemot — is the common name for several species of seabird in the auk family, comprising two genera: Uria and Cepphus . This word of French origin apparently derives from a form of the name William, cf. the cy. Gwillim or the fr. Guillaume. [ Guillemot, n … Wikipedia
guillemot — /gil euh mot /, n. 1. a black or brown speckled seabird of the genus Cepphus, of northern seas, having a sharply pointed black bill, red legs, and white wing patches, as C. grylle (black guillemot), of the North Atlantic and the similar C.… … Universalium
guillemot — UK [ˈɡɪlɪmɒt] / US [ˈɡɪləˌmɑt] noun [countable] Word forms guillemot : singular guillemot plural guillemots a black and white sea bird that lives in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans … English dictionary
guillemot — noun Any seabird of the auk family, belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving. Syn: murre … Wiktionary
guillemot — guil|le|mot [ˈgılımɔt US ma:t] n a black and white sea bird with a narrow beak … Dictionary of contemporary English
guillemot — guil|le|mot [ gılə,mat ] noun count a black and white ocean bird that lives in the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
guillemot — n. black and white seabird with a narrow beak native to the North Atlantic and the northern areas … English contemporary dictionary
guillemot — noun (C) a black and white sea bird with a narrow beak … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Common Guillemot — Taxobox name = Common Guillemot image width = 250px image caption = Uria aalge aalge in breeding plumage at Runde (Norway). Note bridled bird in centre. status = LC status ref = BirdLife International (2004) ] status system = iucn3.1 regnum =… … Wikipedia
Brünnich's Guillemot — Taxobox name = Brünnich s Guillemot / Thick billed Murre image width = 240px image caption = Adults in breeding plumage status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis =… … Wikipedia
