: any of a genus (Uria) of black-and-white alcids
especially
: a common seabird (U. aalge) of northern seas
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Of the 35 murres submitted between July 2025 and April 2026, 24 were juveniles, nine were adults and two were undetermined.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
With an uptick in rescue calls coming in, the SeaWorld team tries to respond as quickly as possible, especially when murres are being spotted on land.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
From Ventura to Santa Barbara, gulls, pelicans, murres, and grebes staggered along beaches, unable to fly.
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Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
In 2015 and 2016, for instance, about 4 million common murres — a heavy-bodied seabird known for its powerful but labored flight ability — starved to death off the west coast of North America when the food web was altered by a heat wave.
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Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
20 May 2025
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
With an uptick in rescue calls coming in, the SeaWorld team tries to respond as quickly as possible, especially when murres are being spotted on land.
—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
From Ventura to Santa Barbara, gulls, pelicans, murres, and grebes staggered along beaches, unable to fly.
—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
In 2015 and 2016, for instance, about 4 million common murres — a heavy-bodied seabird known for its powerful but labored flight ability — starved to death off the west coast of North America when the food web was altered by a heat wave.
—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
20 May 2025
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“Murre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murre. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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murre
noun
: a common black-and-white web-footed bird of northern seas
also
: any of several related seabirds
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