guillemot

guil·le·mot

 (gĭl′ə-mŏt′)

n.

1. Any of several auks of the genus Cepphus of the northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having black plumage with white markings.

2. Chiefly British See murre.

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[French, diminutive of the personal name Guillaume.]

guillemot

(ˈɡɪlɪˌmɒt)

n

(Animals) any northern oceanic diving bird of the genera Uria and Cepphus, having a black-and-white plumage and long narrow bill: family Alcidae (auks, etc), order Charadriiformes

[C17: from French, diminutive of Guillaume William]

guil•le•mot

(ˈgɪl əˌmɒt)

n.

a black or brown seabird of the genus Cepphus, of N seas, having a long, black bill, long neck, and red legs.

[1670–80; < French, appar. diminutive of Guillaume William]

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

Translations

чистик

guillemot

[ˈgɪlɪmɒt] N → arao m

guillemot

n → Lumme f

guillemot

[ˈgɪlɪˌmɒt] n → uria