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guillemot

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪ.lɪ.mɒt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡɪ.lə.mɑt/

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: auk

Narrower terms: black guillemot, Cepphus grylle, pigeon guillemot, Cepphus columba, murre

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French guillemot.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: aráu — seabird
  • Asturian: calón — seabird
  • Asturian: pitorru — seabird
  • Bulgarian: кайра (kajra) — seabird
  • Catalan: somorgollaire — seabird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海鴉 /海鸦 (hǎiyā) — seabird
  • Chukchi: ӄэруӄэр (qėruqėr) — seabird
  • Chukchi: ӄэрут (qėrut) — seabird
  • Danish: lomvie — seabird
  • Danish: lomvi — seabird
  • Dutch: zeekoet — seabird
  • Faroese: lomviga — seabird
  • Faroese: lomvigi — seabird
  • Finnish: kiisla — seabird
  • Finnish: riskilä — seabird
  • Galician: arao — seabird
  • German: Lumme — seabird
  • Greek: ουρία (ouría) — seabird
  • Greek: κόλυμβος (kólymvos) — seabird
  • Hungarian: lumma — seabird
  • Italian: uria — seabird
  • Japanese: 海烏 (umigarasu) — seabird
  • Manx: caillagh varrey — seabird
  • Manx: stronnag ghoo — seabird
  • Manx: stronnag — seabird
  • Manx: çhennel — seabird
  • Norman: dgillemot — seabird
  • Norman: gaude — seabird
  • Polish: nurzyk — seabird
  • Portuguese: arau — seabird
  • Portuguese: airo — seabird
  • Romanian: guilemotă — seabird
  • Russian: ка́йра (kájra) — seabird
  • Russian: чи́стик (čístik) — seabird
  • Slovak: svišťúň — seabird
  • Slovak: alka — seabird
  • Slovak: norec — seabird
  • Spanish: arao — seabird
  • Welsh: gwylog — seabird