murrelet
noun
murre·let
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Definition of murrelet
: any of several small alcids of North Pacific islands and coasts
Examples of murrelet in a Sentence
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The marbled murrelet is listed as endangered in both Washington and California. — Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, "State reverses itself, declines to list marbled murrelet as endangered," 8 June 2018 The murrelet lives along the Pacific Coast from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to central California and was listed as threatened under federal law in Oregon, Washington and California in 1992. — Gillian Flaccus, The Seattle Times, "Oregon increases protections for marbled murrelet and the timber industry is not pleased," 10 Feb. 2018 The status of the murrelet, which was listed as threatened under both state and federal guidelines in the early 1990s, was challenged by a coalition of environmental groups in 2016. — Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, "State reverses itself, declines to list marbled murrelet as endangered," 8 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'murrelet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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