guillemot

guil·le·mot  (gl-mt)

n.

Any of several auks of the genus Cepphus, having black plumage with white markings.

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[French, diminutive of the personal name Guillaume.]

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guillemot [gil-lee-mot]

Noun

a northern oceanic black-and-white diving sea bird [French]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

guillemot - small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas auk - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas Cepphus, genus Cepphus - a genus of birds including: guillemots black guillemot, Cepphus grylle - northern Atlantic guillemot Cepphus columba, pigeon guillemot - northern Pacific guillemot murre - black-and-white diving bird of northern seas