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guillemot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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guil·le·mot /ˈɡɪləmɒt $ -mɑːt/ noun [countable]  HBBa black and white sea bird with a narrow beak 海鸠,海雀
Examples from the Corpus
guillemotOn a guillemot ledge were two green eggs exposed to view.A pair of black guillemots, already in winter plumage, fled in panic.Rows of guillemots, densely packed, squatted on narrow sills.In the summer, the cliffs provide nesting ledges for millions of kittiwakes, little auks and Brunwich's guillemots.Sure enough, we soon come up to a party of puffin and a single guillemot.The guillemots and seals were to remain with us during the whole of our stay, providing a continuous source of interest.
guil·le·mot nounChineseSyllable
with and Corpus sea a white bird black


guillemot
guillemot /ˈɡɪləmɒt, ˈɡɪlɪmɒt $ -mɑːt/ noun [countable]
a black and white sea bird with a narrow beak


guil·le·motBrE /ˈɡɪlɪmɒt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪlɪmɑːt/ 🔊 nouna black and white bird with a long narrow beak that lives near the sea 海鸽(黑白色,喙细长)