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
guillemot Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: These sheer, bare sea cliffs are home to colonies of breeding seabirds including guillemots, shags and kittiwakes.
- see: Very lucky divers might have a seal for company on the way up, or see the Guillemots diving down to meet them.
- oil: This was the first sign of a much greater oil spill off the Sussex coast with scores of oiled Guillemots and other birds.
- shag: Along the coast, fulmars and black guillemots are common with puffins, shags, guillemots and kittiwakes nesting on the sea cliffs.
- breed: Until 1995, the numbers of breeding guillemots and razorbills on their sea cliff nest sites had been increasing in south west Wales.
Preposition: on
cliff: In early summer, witness tens of thousands of puffins and guillemots on the cliffs.
Adjective modifier
- black: You have a unique opportunity to see at close quarters a rare colony of black guillemots nesting in the harbor wall.
- common: Common Guillemots breed at most places around the coasts of Britain and Ireland where there is suitable cliff habitat.
- few: A few black guillemots did hang around a little longer.
- young: Activity on the cliffs has diminished as young Guillemots and Razorbills have left the nest - before they can fly!
- dead: One freshly dead guillemot was examined by a local veterinary center and was found to have damage to the inside roof of the mouth.
- several: Several Guillemots have also been reported from highly unusual inland locations, including the center of Glasgow, Crianlarich and Loch Awe.
Modifies a noun
- guano: Rest assured, however, that he is currently cleaning guillemot guano from the team's climbing equipment with his tongue.
- nest: Ivory gulls and black guillemots nest nearby and encounters with reindeer, polar bear and walrus are also quite likely.
- egg: His enormous collection of guillemot eggs was amassed through liaisons with egg collecting gangs established at Bempton cliffs near Flamborough.
Noun used with modifier
baby: There's a baby Guillemot in a box in our spare bedroom.
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