common murre
noun
variants
or chiefly British common guillemot
: a black-and-white seabird (Uria aalge) of northern seas having a thin, long, straight bill
The common murre is a black-and-white seabird that, when it stands erect on shore, resembles a penguin. The female lays her single egg on the ledge of a cliff; the egg is pear shaped so that if it rolls, it rolls in a circle instead of off the edge of the cliff.—
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, Natural History, January 1991
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, Natural History, January 1991Dictionary Entries Near common murre
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“Common murre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20murre. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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