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murrelet
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murrelet [ˈmɜːlɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several small diving birds of the genus Brachyramphus and related genera, similar and related to the auks: family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes
[from murre + -let]
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