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guillemot definition

guil·lemot (gil′ə mät′)

noun

any of various narrow-billed, northern alcidine shorebirds (genera Uria and Cepphus)

Etymology: Fr, dim. of Guillaume, William: see robin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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