Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Murre"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Murre \Murre\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus {Uria},
or {Catarractes}; a guillemot.
Note: The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on
the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often
breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of
precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on
the bare rocks.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
murre
n : black-and-white diving bird of northern seas
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