murrelet

noun

murre·​let ˈmər-lət 

: any of several small alcids of North Pacific islands and coasts

Examples of murrelet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That lawsuit names coho salmon, spotted owls, as well as a threatened seabird, the marbled murrelet, which lives largely out at sea but returns to old-growth coastal trees to nest, as species threatened by the change. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

According to the researchers, an ancient murrelet had been killed by whales and left floating in the water. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 2 July 2025

The tour is only available for nine days a year, in early March, before the an endangered bird called the marbled murrelet, which nests in coastal old-growth trees, begins its mating season. — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024

For example, stable isotope analysis on marbled murrelets, a seabird, in California between the early 1900s and early 2000s, revealed a huge shift in their diets, from sardines to krill. — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above