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Definition of Auk
1. Noun. Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.
Generic synonyms: Sea Bird, Seabird, Seafowl
Group relationships: Alcidae, Family Alcidae
Specialized synonyms: Auklet, Alca Torda, Razor-billed Auk, Razorbill, Dovekie, Little Auk, Plautus Alle, Great Auk, Pinguinus Impennis, Guillemot
Group relationships: Alcidae, Family Alcidae
Specialized synonyms: Auklet, Alca Torda, Razor-billed Auk, Razorbill, Dovekie, Little Auk, Plautus Alle, Great Auk, Pinguinus Impennis, Guillemot
Definition of Auk
1. n. A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
Definition of Auk
1. Noun. Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family ''Alcidae''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Auk
1. a diving seabird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Auk
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Auk
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