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murrelet
murre·let M5530200 (mûr′lət)n. Any of various small auks of the genera Brachyramphus and Synthliboramphus of the Pacific Ocean, having black, gray, or brown upperparts and predominantly white underparts.murrelet (ˈmɜːlɪt) n (Animals) any of several small diving birds of the genus Brachyramphus and related genera, similar and related to the auks: family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes[C19: from murre + -let]murre•let (ˈmɜr lɪt) n. any of several small, chunky diving birds of the auk family, of N Pacific coasts. [1870–75, Amer.] EncyclopediaSeeauk |