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Definition of Murrelet
1. n. One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres.
Definition of Murrelet
1. Noun. Any of several species of small seabirds, in the genera ''Brachyramphus'' and ''Synthliboramphus'' of the auk family, found in the North Pacific. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Murrelet
1. a small diving bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Murrelet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Murrelet
Literary usage of Murrelet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"The best authorities seem to agree that the nesting habits of this species are
like those of the ancient murrelet and their usual breeding grounds only a ..."
2. The Review of Education (1902)
"396 Marbled murrelet. 397 Black Bear. 398 Pond and River Shells. 400 Medicinal
Plant; Pepper. 399 Fruit: Orange. 401 Crested Curassow. 401 Harlequin Duck. ..."
3. The Strategy and Design of the Effectiveness Monitoring Program for the edited by Barry S. Mulder (2000)
"Marbled murrelet We take a similar approach with the marbled murrelet as for the
northern ... A key difference, however, is that the murrelet spends most of ..."
4. The Coues Check List of North American Birds by Elliott Coues (1882)
"I shine, glitter, sparkle, as did the beautiful white stone which Praxiteles carved.
— murrelet is a word coined by Coues in 1808 as a diminutive of murre, ..."
5. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Its nesting habits and eggs are very similar to those of the Ancient murrelet,
they placing their single eggs in holes in the ground or crevices among the ..."
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