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▪ I. murre|mɜː(r)|
Also 8 merre, 8–9 murr, 9 mur, muir.
[Of obscure origin: cf. marrot.
Fleming (Brit. Anim., 1828, p. 134), and later writers, give a form murse, probably due to a misprint or misreading.]
A name applied to a. several species of guillemot, esp. of the genus Uria; b. the razor-bill, Alca torda. Also attrib.
1602G. Archer in Purchas Pilgrims iv. 1647 Pettrels, Cootes, Hagbuts, Pengwins, Murres, Gannets, Cormorants, Guls, [etc.]. 1662Ray Three Itin. iii. 187 We saw..some of the young murres, a bird, black on the head and back, white under the breast and belly, and hath a sharp and black bill. 1681Grew Musæum i. iv. iii. 72 The Auk, Rasor-Bill, or Murre. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Murrbird, a kind of Bird. 1778Eng. Gazetteer (ed. 2) s.v. Pembrokeshire, The razor-bill is the merre of Cornwall. 1845Whittier Fishermen iii, And the noisy murr are flying, Like black scuds, overhead. 1876Goode Anim. Resources U.S. 11 Loons, grebes, auks, puffins, guillemot, murres.
▪ II. murre
var. murr; obs. f. murrey, myrrh. |
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