Xantus's murrelet

noun

Xan·​tus's murrelet

ˈ(k)s|änˌtüshə̇z-,

ˈsh|

: a murrelet (Endomychura hypoleucus) of the California and Mexican coast that is slaty gray above and has white underparts and wing lining

Word History

Etymology

after János Xántus †1894

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