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common murre

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Noun1.common murre - the most frequent variety of murrecommon murre - the most frequent variety of murre  
murre - black-and-white diving bird of northern seas


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Featured posts so far include tufted puffins, mountain goats and common murre.
The bird, a common murre (Uria aalge), was one of 1,254 oily fowl found injured or dead along beaches from Point Reyes to Monterey in Northern California, where globs of mystery oil began washing up last winter.
Many seabirds are known to be quite sensitive to low frequency sounds in air, and it's a safe bet that diving seabirds such as the common murre are sensitive to underwater LF sound as well.
 
 
 
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