Definition of Guilemot
Guil"le*mot` (?), n. [F.]
(Zoöl.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to
the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert
divers and swimmers.
&fist; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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