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Definition of sea pigeon
Sea pigeon Sea pigeon Sea" pi"geon
The common guillemot.
sea pigeon Guillemot Guil"le*mot`, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They
have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and
swimmers.
Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus
Uria (as U. troile); the black or foolish guillemot
(Cepphus grylle, formerly Uria grylle), is called
also sea pigeon and eligny. See Murre.