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Definition of Murrelets
1. murrelet [n] - See also: murrelet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Murrelets
Literary usage of Murrelets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Chapter 24 Monospecific and Mixed Species Foraging Associations of Marbled
murrelets George L. Hunt, Jr.1 Abstract: Marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1915)
"This movement takes place generally between 11 PM and 1 AM At this time of night
the calls of old and young murrelets may be heard in all directions. ..."
3. The Bird Book by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm (1901)
"When one walks about at this time the murrelets and auklets become ... We soon
discovered that the murrelets were not especially particular in the selection ..."
4. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1889)
"as in the murrelets, though reaching further backwards. ... The mandible of
Cepphus grylle is formed very much as we found it in the murrelets. ..."
5. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"Unlike marbled murrelets they did not seek safety in flight when pursued. ...
He describes the squeaky noises made by the nocturnal birds, murrelets, ..."
6. The Strategy and Design of the Effectiveness Monitoring Program for the edited by Barry S. Mulder (2000)
"... identify those aspects of vegetation structure and composition that have the
greatest power to explain the distribution of murrelets on the landscape, ..."
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