xantus's murrelet

xantus's murrelet
\\ˈ(k)s]änˌtüshə̇z-, ˈsh]\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized X
Etymology: after János Xántus died 1894
: a murrelet (Endomychura hypoleucus) of the California and Mexican coast that is slaty gray above and has white underparts and wing lining

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