Definition of guillemot in English:

guillemot

noun ˈɡɪlɪmɒtˈɡɪləˌmɑt

An auk (seabird) with a narrow pointed bill, typically nesting on cliff ledges.
海雀，海鸽
Family Alcidae, genera Uria (white-breasted) and Cepphus (black-breasted): five species. Compare with murre
Example sentencesExamples
- There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard.
- The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island.
- Along thousands of miles of coastline, you will see colonies of seabirds clustered in cliffs - gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, and kittiwakes.
- If something black and white whirs by, it's probably a pigeon guillemot, a cousin of the puffin that nests in cliffside cavities.
- The lines of supporting buoys have been adopted by cormorants, gulls, guillemots, eider ducks, oystercatchers and even the odd heron.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French, diminutive of Guillaume 'William'.

Definition of guillemot in US English:

guillemot

nounˈɡɪləˌmɑtˈɡiləˌmät

A black-breasted auk (seabird) with a narrow pointed bill, typically nesting on cliff ledges.
海雀，海鸽
Family Alcidae, genus Cepphus: several species, in particular the North Atlantic black guillemot (C. grylle), with a white wing patch in summer and pale plumage in winter
Example sentencesExamples
- The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island.
- Along thousands of miles of coastline, you will see colonies of seabirds clustered in cliffs - gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, and kittiwakes.
- The lines of supporting buoys have been adopted by cormorants, gulls, guillemots, eider ducks, oystercatchers and even the odd heron.
- If something black and white whirs by, it's probably a pigeon guillemot, a cousin of the puffin that nests in cliffside cavities.
- There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard.

Origin

Late 17th century: from French, diminutive of Guillaume ‘William’.

词汇	guillemot
释义	Definition of guillemot in English: guillemot noun ˈɡɪlɪmɒtˈɡɪləˌmɑt An auk (seabird) with a narrow pointed bill, typically nesting on cliff ledges. 海雀，海鸽 Family Alcidae, genera Uria (white-breasted) and Cepphus (black-breasted): five species. Compare with murre Example sentencesExamples There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard. The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island. Along thousands of miles of coastline, you will see colonies of seabirds clustered in cliffs - gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, and kittiwakes. If something black and white whirs by, it's probably a pigeon guillemot, a cousin of the puffin that nests in cliffside cavities. The lines of supporting buoys have been adopted by cormorants, gulls, guillemots, eider ducks, oystercatchers and even the odd heron. Origin Late 17th century: from French, diminutive of Guillaume 'William'. Definition of guillemot in US English: guillemot nounˈɡɪləˌmɑtˈɡiləˌmät A black-breasted auk (seabird) with a narrow pointed bill, typically nesting on cliff ledges. 海雀，海鸽 Family Alcidae, genus Cepphus: several species, in particular the North Atlantic black guillemot (C. grylle), with a white wing patch in summer and pale plumage in winter Example sentencesExamples The razorbill, fulmar, guillemot, kittiwake, chough and short-eared owl will all make your acquaintance on this magical island. Along thousands of miles of coastline, you will see colonies of seabirds clustered in cliffs - gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills, and kittiwakes. The lines of supporting buoys have been adopted by cormorants, gulls, guillemots, eider ducks, oystercatchers and even the odd heron. If something black and white whirs by, it's probably a pigeon guillemot, a cousin of the puffin that nests in cliffside cavities. There's always the chance of a minke whale, too, while terns, fulmars, guillemots, puffins and shearwaters come as standard. Origin Late 17th century: from French, diminutive of Guillaume ‘William’.
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