murrelet

[ mur-lit ]

noun

1. any of several small, chunky diving birds of the family Alcidae, of North Pacific coasts.

murrelet

/ ˈmɜːlɪt /

noun

1. any of several small diving birds of the genus Brachyramphus and related genera, similar and related to the auks: family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes

Word History and Origins

Origin of murrelet¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; murre + -let

Word History and Origins

Origin of murrelet¹

C19: from murre + -let

Example Sentences

And yet, Muul’s experience researching the marbled murrelet caught my attention.

From Seattle Times

Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study species, research by Oregon State University and the U.S.

From Science Daily

The threatened marbled murrelet is an iconic Pacific Northwest seabird that's closely related to puffins and murres, but unlike those birds, murrelets raise their young as far as 60 miles inland in mature and old-growth forests.

From Science Daily

Researchers developed a machine learning algorithm known as a convolutional neural network to mine the recordings for murrelet calls.

From Science Daily

Findings, published in Ecological Indicators, were tested against known murrelet population data and determined to be correct at a rate exceeding 90%, meaning the recorders and AI are able to provide an accurate look at how much murrelets are calling in a given area.

From Science Daily