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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MURRELET

From murre + -let.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MURRELET

murrelet  [ˈmɜːlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MURRELET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Murrelet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MURRELET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

murrelet

Auk

An auk is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. Extant auks range in size from the least auklet, at 85 g and 15 cm, to the thick-billed murre, at 1 kg and 45 cm. They are good swimmers and divers, but their walking appears clumsy. Modern auks can fly. Due to their short wings, auks have to flap their wings very quickly in order to fly. Auks are superficially similar to penguins having black-and-white colours, upright posture and some of their habits. Nevertheless they are not closely related to penguins, but rather are believed to be an example of moderate convergent evolution. Auks live on the open sea and only go ashore for breeding, although some species, like the common guillemot, spend a great part of the year defending their nesting spot from others. Several species have different names in Europe and North America. The guillemots of Europe are murres in North America, if they occur in both continents, and the little auk becomes the dovekie.

Definition of murrelet in the English dictionary

The definition of murrelet in the dictionary is any of several small diving birds of the genus Brachyramphus and related genera, similar and related to the auks: family Alcidae, order Charadriiformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MURRELET


barrulet
ˈbærjuːlɪt
culet
ˈkjuːlɪt
Dalit
ˈdɑːlɪt
gurlet
ˈɡɜːlɪt
scarlet
ˈskɑːlɪt
starlet
ˈstɑːlɪt
starlit
ˈstɑːlɪt
sterlet
ˈstɜːlɪt
varlet
ˈvɑːlɪt
velate
ˈviːlɪt
what-d´ye-call-it
ˈwɒtdʒʊkɔːlɪt
what-d´you-call-it
ˈwɒtdjəˌkɔːlɪt
whatchamacallit
ˈwɒtʃəməˌkɔːlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MURRELET

murr
murra
murragh
murrain
murram
Murray
Murray cod
murre
murree
murrey
murrhine
murrhine glass
murri
murrine
Murrumbidgee
Mursa
murther
murtherer
murti
murva

WORDS THAT END LIKE MURRELET

ankle bracelet
bracelet
capelet
charm bracelet
corselet
eyelet
flannelet
lancelet
lobelet
mantelet
Michelet
miquelet
notelet
omelet
platelet
rondelet
spikelet
spirelet
wavelet
Western omelet

Synonyms and antonyms of murrelet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «murrelet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MURRELET

Find out the translation of murrelet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of murrelet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «murrelet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

murrelet
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Murrelet
570 millions of speakers

English

murrelet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुर्रेलेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

murrelet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Murrelet
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

murrelet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

murrelet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guillemot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Murrelet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Murrelet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

murrelet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

murrelet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Murrelet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

murrelet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

murrelet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुरुलय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Murrelet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Murrelet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Murrelet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Murrelet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

murrelet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Murrelet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

murrelet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Murrelet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

murrelet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of murrelet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MURRELET»

The term «murrelet» is normally little used and occupies the 122.557 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MURRELET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «murrelet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «murrelet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about murrelet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MURRELET»

Discover the use of murrelet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to murrelet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ancient Murrelet: A Natural History in the Queen ...
The Ancient Murrelet and its three congeners are unique amongst seabirds in that their young are entirely precocial, leaving the nest as soon as they hatch to grow up at sea.
Anthony J. Gaston, 2010
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Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet
This report was compiled & edited by the interagency Marbled Murrelet Conservation Assessment Core Team.
C. John Ralph, 1997
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Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
Provides a close-up look at the world of an endangered seabird, describing its unique characteristics, behavior, and habitat and discussing efforts to save the rare bird from extinction.
Maria Mudd Ruth, 2005
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Seabird in the Forest: The Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet
Provides a look at the world of an endangered seabird, describing its unique characteristics, life cycle, behavior, and habitat.
‎2011
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The Influence of Habitat Fragmentation on Marbled Murrelet ...
Keywords: habitat fragmentation; edge effects; nest predation risk; habitat quality; marbled murrelets
Joshua M. Malt, 2007
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion
Given Long-billed Murrelet's pattern of vagrancy and the lack thereof with Marbled and Kittlitz's, this species is by far the most likely of the three to be found inland, particularly far away from the West Coast. But a word of caution: Ancient ...
Pete Dunne, 2006
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix L11V2" (29 cm) Range: Found in coastal northeast Asia. Casual throughout North America; most records are in fall of winter- plumaged birds. In winter, lacks conspicuous white collar of similar ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2006
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Bulletin
Page. Grinnell, Joseph — Continued. on horned puffin . 98 on Klttlltz's murrelet 146, 148 on marbled murrelet 142, 143, 144 on pigeon guillemot 171 on red- throated loon 75 on rhinoceros auklet 107, 108 grylle, Cepphus 166 guillemot, black ...
‎1919
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Bulletin - United States National Museum
Ancient murrelet, 25093, Sanak Island, Alaska, Chase Littlejohn. 2. Ancient murrelet, 22154, Kodlak Island, Alaska, June 1, 1884, W. J. Fisher. 3. Rhinoceros auklet, 27633, Smith's Island, Washington, April 22, 1895, G. W. Dennlson. 4.
United States National Museum, 1919
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Life histories of North American diving birds: Order Pygopodes
Grinnell, Joseph — Continued. on horned puffin 98 on Kittlitz's murrelet 146, 148 on marbled murrelet 142, 143, 144 on pigeon guillemot 171 on red-throated loon 75 on rhinoceros auklet 107, 108 grylle, Cepphus 156 guillemot, black 156 ...
Arthur Cleveland Bent, 1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MURRELET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term murrelet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Forest thinning to take place at Seaquest State Park
Old-growth forest is essential habitat for such species as the marbled murrelet, which nest on thick tree branches. The lack of old-growth is ... «Longview Daily News, Jul 15»
2
County wrestles with erratic timber revenue
Those parcels can't be harvested for at least 10 years, generally because the endangered marbled murrelet likes to nest in exactly the kind of ... «Chinook Observer, Jul 15»
3
OSU to recruit slug researcher, other experts
... the additional funding, which will be spent on a two-year study of the marbled murrelet, a threatened bird species that nests in coastal forests. «Capital press, Jul 15»
4
Alien Islands: Why Killing Rats Is Essential to Save Key Wildlife
Nesting success for the imperiled Scripps's murrelet, for example, is up 400 percent. And ashy storm-petrels, classified as endangered by the ... «Yale Environment 360, Jul 15»
5
Environmentalists fight to save tract of old-growth Island trees
The ancient western red cedars, sitka spruce and hemlock forests are home to species such as the threatened marbled murrelet. Tonight at 7 ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
6
Freaks of nature
... other endemics may be more interesting: the logger-halting Spotted Owl and its equally endangered seafaring buddy, the Marbled Murrelet, ... «Pique Newsmagazine, Jul 15»
7
Seabirds suffering massive population declines
A flock of Ancient Murrelet, whose numbers have declined in part due to invasive species. Daniel Donnecke. For the study, the researchers ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
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WEEKEND: Decline of marbled murrelet topic of talk in Sequim, Port …
The Sierra Club North Olympic Group will host two North Olympic Peninsula presentations Saturday on the decline of the marbled murrelet. «Peninsula Daily, Jul 15»
9
Will the Drought Topple California's Towering Redwoods?
... species in the forests, such as the marbled murrelet, an imperiled and elusive seabird that nests high in the canopy of old-growth redwoods. «TakePart, Jul 15»
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Q&A: What's In Store For Oregon's Money-Losing State Forest?
In the 1990s, the spotted owl and another forest-dwelling bird, the marbled murrelet, got protection under the Endangered Species Act. And a ... «KUOW News and Information, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Murrelet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/murrelet>. Apr 2024 ».
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