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Definition of Murre
1. Noun. Black-and-white diving bird of northern seas.
Group relationships: Genus Uria, Uria
Specialized synonyms: Common Murre, Uria Aalge, Thick-billed Murre, Uria Lomvia
Definition of Murre
1. n. Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria, or Catarractes; a guillemot.
Definition of Murre
1. Noun. any of the seabirds of the genus ''Uria'' in the auk family ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Murre
1. a diving bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Murre
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Murre
Literary usage of Murre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1907)
"... murre is an Arctic species, breeding in North America from the Magdalen Islands,
in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, northward, and appears to be ordinarily ..."
2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1844)
"In the Bay of Fundy, the Foolish Guillemot is very numerous, and is known by the
name of murre, which it retains among all the eggers and fishermen of ..."
3. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Razor-billed Auk; Razor-bill; Tinker murre; Turre. Plumage in summer adults:
above black, browner on fore-neck and head; breast, belly and tips of ..."
4. The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography by Titus Fey Cronise (1868)
"... -Swans- Geese Brant Ducks —Pelicans—Cormorants—Albatross-• Fulmars — Petrels—Gulls—
Loons — Grebes —Sea Parrot—Sea Pigeon—murre. ..."
5. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1902)
"California murre, :<¡. — Pacific coast of Ninth America ; south to southern Cali- .
— Deposited on the bare rock. The attention of t lit- ornithological ..."
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