murre

[ mur ]

/ mɜr /

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 ).

razor-billed auk.

Origin of murre

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

Words nearby murre

murra, murragh, murrain, Murray, Murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet, murrey, murrhine, murrhine glass

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Example sentences from the Web for murre

The murre does not fly high, nor is it a very active bird, or apparently of long flight.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff
The Leach's Petrel, Murre, and some other sea birds, have but one egg.
The Bird Study Book|Thomas Gilbert Pearson
In the fifteenth century the English name was mure or murre, which appears to be the same root as in murrain.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
The gull is soon through, but the murre continues to lay for about two months.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff

The gull begins to lay about the middle of May, and usually ten days before the murre.
Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands|Charles Nordhoff

British Dictionary definitions for murre

murre

/ (mɜː) /

noun

US and Canadian any guillemot of the genus Uria

Word Origin for murre

C17: origin unknown

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单词	murre
释义	murre [ mur ] / mɜr / 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 ). razor-billed auk. Origin of murre First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain Words nearby murre murra, murragh, murrain, Murray, Murray cod, murre, murree, murrelet, murrey, murrhine, murrhine glass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for murre The murre does not fly high, nor is it a very active bird, or apparently of long flight. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands\|Charles Nordhoff The Leach's Petrel, Murre, and some other sea birds, have but one egg. The Bird Study Book\|Thomas Gilbert Pearson In the fifteenth century the English name was mure or murre, which appears to be the same root as in murrain. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton The gull is soon through, but the murre continues to lay for about two months. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands\|Charles Nordhoff The gull begins to lay about the middle of May, and usually ten days before the murre. Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands\|Charles Nordhoff British Dictionary definitions for murre murre / (mɜː) / noun US and Canadian any guillemot of the genus Uria Word Origin for murre C17: origin unknown Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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