: any of several small alcids of North Pacific islands and coasts
Examples of murrelet in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFor 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 The league purchased the land two years ago for $3.5 million funded by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to provide habitat for endangered northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet to mitigate other environmental damage by the utility.—Brian Melley, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2022
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