About The Word Auk
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Auk
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What's The Definition Of Auk?
[n] black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
Synonyms | Synonyms for Auk: Related Terms | Find terms related to Auk: See Also | Alca torda | Alcidae | auklet | dovekie | family Alcidae | great auk | guillemot | little auk | Pinguinus impennis | Plautus alle | razorbill | razor-billed auk | sea bird | seabird | seafowl Auk In Webster's Dictionary \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw.
alka.] (Zo["o]l.)
A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the
family {Alcid[ae]}. The great auk, now extinct, is {Alca (or
Plautus) impennis}. The razor-billed auk is {A. torda}. See
{Puffin}, {Guillemot}, and {Murre}.
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