Meaning of AUK
| Pronunciation: | | ok
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| | Definition: | | [n] black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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