English Explanatory Dictionary

arrie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A murre or guillemot.

Word forms

arrie arries

Etymology

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

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