guillemot
    n 1: small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

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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