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Diving seabird of the auk family which breeds
in large numbers on the rocky N Atlantic
coasts. The common guillemot Uria aalge has a
sharp bill and short tail, and sooty-brown
and white plumage. Guillemots build no nest,
but lay one large, almost conical egg on the
rock.