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guillemot

Syllables: gui·lle·mot/ˈɡɪ.lɪ.mɒt/US/ˈɡɪ.lə.mɑt/

guillemot noun: any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.

guillemot: any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and...
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Noun

guillemot (plural guillemots)

  1. Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
    Synonyms:
    murre

guillemot meaning in Tamil

guillemot in Tamil

ஒரு கடற்பறவை, நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of guillemot

Forms of guillemot

pluralguillemots

Origin of guillemot

Borrowed from French guillemot.

Words formed from guillemot

Phrases with guillemot

Questions about guillemot

What does guillemot mean?
Guillemot means any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
What is guillemot in Tamil?
Guillemot in Tamil is ஒரு கடற்பறவை, நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Guillemot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is guillemot?
Guillemot is a noun.
How do you pronounce guillemot?
Guillemot is pronounced /ˈɡɪ.lɪ.mɒt/ (UK).
What is the plural of guillemot?
The plural of guillemot is guillemots.

Words near guillemot in the dictionary

  1. guillemet
  2. guillemets
  3. Guillemin
  4. guilleminite
  5. Guillemins
  6. guillemot
  7. guillemots
  8. Guillen
  9. Guillens
  10. Guillerval
  11. Guillet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: guillemot (page history and authors); guillemot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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