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Auk

noun
1.
Black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas.



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auklet
great auk
little auk
razor-billed auk


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"Auk" Quotes from Famous Books



... find eggs which one could never come across in England, although laid by birds which are called British. But the Norwegians protect a great many of their birds by law in the same way as we do, and if this had only been done a hundred years ago the Great Auk would ...
— Peeps at Many Lands: Norway • A.F. Mockler-Ferryman
... said, with a great dip of nose down into his smile, "whad can I do for you?" He reminded Lilly of a great auk, something alcidine in the thin cheeks with the mouth cutting so widely toward ...
— Star-Dust • Fannie Hurst


Words linked to "Auk" :   Pinguinus impennis, sea bird, Alca torda, Plautus alle, razorbill, dovekie, seafowl, seabird, guillemot, family Alcidae, Alcidae


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