uria grylle

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uria grylle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Guillemot \Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zool.)
     One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They
     have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and
     swimmers.
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     Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus
           Uria (as U. troile); the black or foolish guillemot
           (Cepphus grylle, formerly Uria grylle), is called
           also sea pigeon and eligny. See Murre.
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  Dovekie \Dove"kie\, n. (Zool.)
     A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also
     applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.
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