guillemot

[ gil-uh-mot ]

/ ˈgɪl əˌmɒt /

noun

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. columba(pigeon guillemot ) of the North Pacific.

British. a murre of the genus Uria.

Origin of guillemot

1670–80; <French, apparently diminutive of Guillaume William

Words nearby guillemot

Guillaume de Lorris, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillem, guillemet, Guillemin, guillemot, Guillén, guilloche, guillotine, guilt, guilt by association

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Example sentences from the Web for guillemot

A crest is never developed at the proximal end, like that seen in the Guillemot and Diver and other water birds.
Dragons of the Air|H. G. Seeley
Its actions on the water are almost precisely the same as those of the Guillemot and Razorbill.
British Sea Birds|Charles Dixon
Our last meat was used, and we maintained life only by an occasional gull or guillemot.
My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook
Thus the Herring-Gull occupies a comparatively small area, though one which is many times larger than that of the Guillemot.
Territory in Bird Life|H. Eliot Howard

But, indirectly, its behaviour would affect the Guillemot race.
Territory in Bird Life|H. Eliot Howard

British Dictionary definitions for guillemot

guillemot

/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌmɒt) /

noun

any northern oceanic diving bird of the genera Uria and Cepphus, having a black-and-white plumage and long narrow bill: family Alcidae (auks, etc), order Charadriiformes

Word Origin for guillemot

C17: from French, diminutive of Guillaume William

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单词	guillemot
释义	guillemot [ gil-uh-mot ] / ˈgɪl əˌmɒt / noun 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. columba(pigeon guillemot ) of the North Pacific. British. a murre of the genus Uria. Origin of guillemot 1670–80; <French, apparently diminutive of Guillaume William Words nearby guillemot Guillaume de Lorris, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillem, guillemet, Guillemin, guillemot, Guillén, guilloche, guillotine, guilt, guilt by association Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guillemot A crest is never developed at the proximal end, like that seen in the Guillemot and Diver and other water birds. Dragons of the Air\|H. G. Seeley Its actions on the water are almost precisely the same as those of the Guillemot and Razorbill. British Sea Birds\|Charles Dixon Our last meat was used, and we maintained life only by an occasional gull or guillemot. My Attainment of the Pole\|Frederick A. Cook Thus the Herring-Gull occupies a comparatively small area, though one which is many times larger than that of the Guillemot. Territory in Bird Life\|H. Eliot Howard But, indirectly, its behaviour would affect the Guillemot race. Territory in Bird Life\|H. Eliot Howard British Dictionary definitions for guillemot guillemot / (ˈɡɪlɪˌmɒt) / noun any northern oceanic diving bird of the genera Uria and Cepphus, having a black-and-white plumage and long narrow bill: family Alcidae (auks, etc), order Charadriiformes Word Origin for guillemot C17: from French, diminutive of Guillaume William Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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