Meanings
nounturr (plural turrs)
plural turrs
- NewfoundlandSynonym of murre (“seabird of genus Uria”).
A dozen species of murrs, turrs, puffins and gulls scream and wheel like demons.
1992, Bernice Morgan, Random Passage, page 1291 more example
At one wharf we encountered a man who had just come in with about 25 turrs. Among the birds I also noticed one guillemot.
2011, J. Alexander Burnett, A Passion for Wildlife, page 44Synonyms: murre
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of murre (“seabird of genus Uria”).
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