Definition of guillemot Guillemot

guil•le•mot

We found 6 definitions of guillemot from 6 different sources.

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What does guillemot mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: guillemots

guillemot - small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
  auk black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
  cepphus, genus cepphus a genus of birds including: guillemots
  black guillemot, cepphus grylle northern Atlantic guillemot
  cepphus columba, pigeon guillemot northern Pacific guillemot
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • guillemot (Noun)
    Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • guillemot (n.)
    One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • guillemot
    gil′e-mot, n. a genus of diving birds of the Auk family, with long, straight, feathered bill and very short tail. [Fr., prob. Celt.; Bret. gwelan, gull, and O. Fr. moette, a sea-mew, from Teut.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • guillemot
    A web-footed diving sea-bird allied to the auks.

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