guillemot
[ gil-uh-mot ]
/ ˈgɪl əˌmɒt /
noun
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 (black guillemot), of the North Atlantic and the similar C. columba (pigeon guillemot) of the North Pacific.
British.
a murre of the genus Uria.
Origin of guillemot
1670–80; < French, apparently diminutive of
Guillaume William
Words nearby guillemot
guillaume de lorris,
guillaume de machaut,
guillem,
guillemet,
guillemin,
guillemot,
guilloche,
guillotine,
guillén,
guilt,
guilt by association
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British Dictionary definitions for guillemot
guillemot
/ (ˈɡɪlɪˌmɒt) /
noun
any northern oceanic diving bird of the genera Uria and Cepphus, having a black-and-white plumage and long narrow bill: family Alcidae (auks, etc), order Charadriiformes
Word Origin for guillemot
C17: from French, diminutive of
Guillaume William