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Definition of Black guillemot
1. Noun. Northern Atlantic guillemot.
Definition of Black guillemot
1. Noun. A seabird, ''Cepphus grylle'', of the auk family (''Alcidae'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Guillemot
Literary usage of Black guillemot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1844)
"Weight 2 Ibs. Adult Female. The female is similar to the male, and, when mature,
has the white line around and behind the eye. THE black guillemot. ..."
2. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE black guillemot, a well-known species, is smaller in size than the Common
Guillemot, and more confined to the northern parts of the British Islands; ..."
3. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"... of the summer and winter plumages, and in the significant fact that it lays
a couple of eggs instead of one. I. THE black guillemot. CEPPHUS GRYLLE. ..."
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