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Murre vs Purre - What's the difference?

murre | purre |

As nouns the difference between murre and purre

is that murre is any of the seabirds of the genus uria in the auk family while purre is (uk|dialect) a bird, the dunlin.

murre

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • any of the seabirds of the genus Uria in the auk family

    • Synonyms

    * guillemot

    Derived terms

    * thick-billed murre, Uria lomvia * common murre, Uria aalge

    See also

    * merganser * razorbill (relative ) ----

    purre

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect) A bird, the dunlin.
    • ---- ==Norwegian BokmÃ¥l==

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) porrum

    Noun

    (nb-noun-m1)
  • Allium ampeloprasum , leek

    • Related terms

    *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Verb

  • to stir, to awaken, to alert
  • to strengthen

    • References

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