guillemot
/gil-uh-mot/US // ˈgɪl əˌmɒt //UK // (ˈɡɪlɪˌmɒt) //
鸠摩罗什,鸠摩智,鸠占鹊巢,斑鸠
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a black or brown-speckled seabird of the genus Cepphus, of northern seas, having a sharply pointed black bill, red legs, and white wing patches, as C. grylle, of the North Atlantic and the similar C. columba of the North Pacific.
- : British. a murre of the genus Uria.
Examples
This bird is very similar to the Black Guillemot except that the under-surfaces of the wings are dark.
This bird is very similar to the Black Guillemot except that the under surfaces of the wings are dark.
A crest is never developed at the proximal end, like that seen in the Guillemot and Diver and other water birds.
The most curious were those of the guillemot, which, though little larger than the puffin, have eggs as large as those of geese.
And then they got a guillemot which had its nest close by to fly beside them, while they tried to outdistance it by rowing.
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