guillemot
guillemot — 名詞
- guillemotsingular
- guillemotsplural
1. a sea bird with a black back and head, a white belly, and a long thin beak, foun
海鴉；崖海鴉
北方海岸的黑白海鳥
a sea bird with a black back and head, a white belly, and a long thin beak, found on cold northern coastlines and known for nesting on steep cliffs in huge groups
A group of guillemots stood on the narrow cliff ledge, their white chests facing the sea.
一群海鴉站在狹窄的懸崖邊緣，白色胸部面向大海。
collocation: narrow cliff ledge / steep cliff
During the boat trip along the Norwegian coast, Priya spotted dozens of guillemots diving for fish in the icy water.
在挪威海岸的船程中，Priya 看見數十隻海鴉潛入冰冷的海水捕魚。
habitat: cold northern coastlines
The guillemot laid a single egg directly on the bare rock of the clifftop with no nest at all.
海鴉直接把一顆蛋產在懸崖頂端的裸岩上，完全沒有築巢。
Every spring, thousands of guillemots return to the same stretch of rocky coastline to raise their young.
每年春天，成千上萬的海鴉回到同一片岩石海岸養育幼鳥。
- common murre
North American name for the same bird; 'guillemot' is more common in British English
- Uria aalge
scientific species name, not used in everyday speech
2. any of several small seabirds of northern oceans that have dark brown or black f
小海鴉
北方海域的小型暗色海鳥
any of several small seabirds of northern oceans that have dark brown or black feathers with small pale patches on the wings and a short tail
During the Arctic summer, the black guillemot turns mostly white on its wing patches, making it easier to see against the dark water.
在北極的夏季，黑海鴉的翅斑會變成大片白色，在暗色海面上更容易被看見。
distinctive feature: white wing patches
The researchers counted over two hundred guillemots of the Cepphus genus nesting in cracks along the fjord cliffs.
研究人員在峽灣峭壁的石縫中，數到超過兩百隻 Cepphus 屬的海鴉在築巢。
scientific context: Cepphus genus
Unlike the larger common murre, the small dark guillemots feed closer to shore and often stay near rocky islands.
有別於體型較大的崖海鴉，小型深色海鴉在離岸較近的水域覓食，常停留在岩石島嶼附近。
- Cepphus guillemot
technical ornithological term that specifies the genus
- tystie
Scottish dialect name for the black guillemot; rarely used outside the UK
用法筆記
Birds of the Cepphus genus are noticeably smaller than the common guillemot (sense 1). The term is most often encountered in birdwatching guides and scientific writing.