guillemot
noun
guil·​le·​mot
| \ ˈgi-lə-ˌmät
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Definition of guillemot
1
British
: a common murre (Uria aalge)
2
: any of a genus (Cepphus) of narrow-billed auks of northern seas
Examples of guillemot in a Sentence
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Tens of thousands of starving guillemots were washing up in the Netherlands. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, "Findings," 10 Apr. 2019 Common murres, known elsewhere as common guillemots, are an indicator of the health of an ecosystem. — Dan Joling, The Seattle Times, "Alaska seabird deaths continue trend tied to warming ocean," 11 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'guillemot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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