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longie

nounanimals

black and white seabird, common murre

A seabird (Uria aalge), the common guillemot or murre — a black-and-white auk that nests in large colonies on coastal cliffs.

Example in use

Yon longie sittin on the clift.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/LONG-ee/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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