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arrie

arrie noun: a murre or guillemot.

Noun

arrie (plural arries)

  1. (Alaska) A murre or guillemot.
    • Now this pioneer naturalist goes on to tell us that the shell of the arrie's egg is of such remarkable strength, that it will stand rough handling that would in a moment destroy ordinary eggs;1953, Ernest Thompson Seton, Lives of game animals: an account of those land animals ...

Forms of arrie

pluralarries

Origin of arrie

Ultimately onomatopoeic from the bird's cry, the name may have entered English via Russian; it is also used by the Aleuts.

Questions about arrie

What does arrie mean?
Arrie means a murre or guillemot.
What part of speech is arrie?
Arrie is a noun.
What is the plural of arrie?
The plural of arrie is arries.

Words near arrie in the dictionary

  1. arriccios
  2. arride
  3. arrided
  4. arrides
  5. arriding
  6. arrie
  7. Arrien-en-Bethmale
  8. arriere
  9. arriere-ban
  10. arriere-bans
  11. arrierepensee

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