What does "murre" mean?

Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks).

What is a synonym for "murre"?

Common synonyms include: guillemot, guillemot, magpie, turr.

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Noun

1
Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks).
"It may be that in one year alone, the Farallon murre population was reduced to the level at which it stood during the mid-1990s"
2
black-and-white diving bird of northern seas wordnet

"It may be that in one year alone, the Farallon murre population was reduced to the level at which it stood during the mid-1990s"

Unknown, possibly imitative of the birds' call.

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