Phrase guide

black guillemot

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A seabird, Cepphus grylle, of the auk family (Alcidae).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

northern Atlantic guillemot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Cepphus grylle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: guillemot

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: alkoun obecný — black guillemot
  • Danish: tejst — black guillemot
  • Dutch: zwarte zeekoet — black guillemot
  • Estonian: krüüsel — black guillemot
  • Faroese: teisti — black guillemot
  • Finnish: riskilä — black guillemot
  • French: guillemot à miroir — black guillemot
  • German: Gryllteiste — black guillemot
  • Icelandic: teista — black guillemot
  • Manx: caillagh ghoo — black guillemot
  • Norn: tåisti — black guillemot
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teist — black guillemot
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teiste — black guillemot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teist — black guillemot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teiste — black guillemot
  • Old Norse: þeisti — black guillemot
  • Polish: nurnik — black guillemot
  • Polish: nurnik zwyczajny — black guillemot
  • Polish: nurnik białoskrzydły — black guillemot
  • Russian: чи́стик (čístik) — black guillemot
  • Inari-Sami: čiellah — black guillemot
  • Northern Sami: čielkkis — black guillemot
  • Skolt-Sami: čiõlliǩ — black guillemot
  • Spanish: arao aliblanco — black guillemot
  • Swedish: tobisgrissla — black guillemot