| auk (ôk) n. Any of several diving sea birds (family Alcidae) of northern regions, such as the razor-billed auk, having a chunky body, short wings, and webbed feet. [Norwegian alk, from Old Norse  lka.] |
auk [ɔːk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various diving birds of the family Alcidae of northern oceans having a heavy body, short tail, narrow wings, and a black-and-white plumage: order Charadriiformes See also great auk, razorbill
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
little auk Also called dovekie a small short-billed auk, Plautus alle, abundant in Arctic regions
[from Old Norse ālka; related to Swedish alka, Danish alke]
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| Noun | 1. |  auk - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seassea bird, seabird, seafowl - a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. Alcidae, family Alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. auklet - any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts Alca torda, razor-billed auk, razorbill - black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill great auk, Pinguinus impennis - large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct guillemot - small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas |
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