Guillemot
Pronunciation : Guil"le*mot`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers.
Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus Uria (as U. troile); the black or foolish guillemot (Cepphus grylle, formerly Uria grylle), is called also sea pigeon and eligny. See Murre.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913