Phrase guide

common murre

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large auk, Uria aalge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the most frequent variety of murre

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Uria aalge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: murre

History

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: aráu — Uria aalge
  • Asturian: aru — Uria aalge
  • Asturian: calón — Uria aalge
  • Asturian: pitorru — Uria aalge
  • Bulgarian: тънкоклюна кайра (tǎnkokljuna kajra) — Uria aalge
  • Czech: alkoun úzkozobý — Uria aalge
  • Danish: lomvie — Uria aalge
  • Dutch: zeekoet — Uria aalge
  • Faroese: lomvigi — Uria aalge
  • Faroese: lomviga — Uria aalge
  • Finnish: etelänkiisla — Uria aalge
  • French: guillemot marmette — Uria aalge
  • German: Trottellumme — Uria aalge
  • Greenlandic: appa sigguttooq — Uria aalge
  • Hungarian: lumma — Uria aalge
  • Icelandic: langvía — Uria aalge
  • Italian: uria — Uria aalge
  • Japanese: 海烏 (umigarasu) — Uria aalge
  • Norwegian: lomvi — Uria aalge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lomvi — Uria aalge
  • Polish: nurzyk — Uria aalge
  • Polish: nurzyk zwyczajny — Uria aalge
  • Portuguese: arau-comum — Uria aalge
  • Russian: тонкоклювая кайра (tonkokljuvaja kajra) — Uria aalge
  • Slovak: norec tenkozobý — Uria aalge
  • Spanish: arao común — Uria aalge
  • Swedish: sillgrissla — Uria aalge
  • Ukrainian: кайра тонкодзьоба (kajra tonkodzʹoba) — Uria aalge