Murre

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Murre \Murre\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus {Uria},
     or {Catarractes}; a guillemot.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  murre
       n : black-and-white diving bird of northern seas