DCHP-1 Online
turr [prob. imitative] Esp. Nfld 
1 the razor-billed auk, Alca torda.
See also: tinker (def. 1)
- 1853 Among the sea birds are Mernettes, Moyocks, Gulls, Murrhs or Calculots, Turrhs, Paraquets, Penguins, and divers others.
- 1964 Turrs are black and white seabirds the size of ducks. Newfoundlanders had a long battle with Ottawa over their right to shoot turrs.
2 n. Nfld the murre, Uria aalge or U. lomvia.
- 1960 A common vernacular name for the murre in Newfoundland is "turr." It is used for either species and especially for a bird in winter plumage.
- 1853 Among the sea birds are Mernettes, Moyocks, Gulls, Murrhs or Calculots, Turrhs, Paraquets, Penguins, and divers others.