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Kittlitz's murrelet

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Kitt·​litz's murrelet | \ ˈkitlə̇ts(ə̇z)-\

Definition of Kittlitz's murrelet

: a murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostre) having buff spots and ranging from Japan and Kamchatka to Alaska

History and Etymology for Kittlitz's murrelet

after Baron Friedrich von Kittlitz †1874 German officer, ornithologist, and traveler

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