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murre
[ mur ]
noun
- either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge common murre or U. lomvia thick-billed murre.
murre
/ mɜː /
noun
- any guillemot of the genus Uria
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Word History and Origins
Origin of murre1
First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of murre1
C17: origin unknown
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Example Sentences
This Pacific form of the common Murre is the most abundant breeding bird on the Farallones.
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They breed on the same islands in company with the common Murre and their eggs are indistinguishable.
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Murrain (or morena in Latin chronicles) is probably the modern survival of mure or murre.
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The murre does not fly high, nor is it a very active bird, or apparently of long flight.
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The gull begins to lay about the middle of May, and usually ten days before the murre.
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