Etymology

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Today it means: A murre or guillemot. Full definition →

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The story

Ultimately onomatopoeic from the bird's cry, the name may have entered English via Russian; it is also used by the Aleuts.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.