common murre

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common murre

noun common murres

  1. A large auk, Uria aalge. Common murres are large by seabird standards and can weigh more than two pounds. They routinely live 20-25 years but have a metabolism rate so high that they can use up fat reserves and drop to a critical threshold for starvation, 65 percent of normal body rate, in three days of not eating, Piatt sa

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noun Uria aalge

Españolarao común
日本語海烏 umigarasu
Portuguêsarau-comum
Françaisguillemot marmette
DeutschTrottellumme
Italianouria
Русскийтонкоклювая кайра tonkokljuvaja kajra

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@misc{common_murre_2026,
  title = {common murre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/common%20murre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}