XANTUS'S MURRELET


Meaning of XANTUS'S MURRELET in English

ˈ(k)s]änˌtüshə̇z-, ˈsh] noun

Usage: usually capitalized X

Etymology: after János Xántus died 1894

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

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