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Definition of Auklet
1. Noun. Any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts.
Definition of Auklet
1. Noun. Any of several small seabirds in the genera ''Aethia'', ''Cerorhinca'' and ''Ptychoramphus'' of the auk family Alcidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Auklet
1. a small auk [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Auklet
Literary usage of Auklet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"... US National Museum, Washington, D_ Sub-committee on Laws. WILLIAM BUTCHER and DR.
TS PALMER. GENERAL NOTES. The Paroquet auklet in California. ..."
2. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"RHINOCEROS auklet. — Cerorhinca monocerata. FAMILY : The Auks, Murres, ...
THE Rhinoceros auklet is an odd-looking bird, having a short chunky body, ..."
3. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1900)
"n: Mr. Taylor says: "Some observer has stated that Cassin's auklet on the islands
... Mr. C. Barlow remarks that the Tufted Puffin and Cassin's auklet are ..."
4. Birds of the Kotzebue Sound Region, Alaska by Joseph Grinnell (1900)
"PAROQUET auklet. This bird was fairly common in the open water for fifty miles
... CRESTED auklet. This auklet was extremely numerous within fifty miles to ..."
5. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"This auklet is fairly abundant on the Farallones, breeding on the lower portions of
... RHINOCEROS auklet Color white, sometimes heavily blotched, as above, ..."
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