Definition of Auk

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


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

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Definition of Auk

1. a diving seabird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Auk

1. A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. Torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre. Origin: Prov. E. Alk; akin to Dan. Alke, Icel. & Sw. Alka. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Auk

augurs
augurship
augurships
augury
augustan
auguste
auguster
augustes
augustest
augustinian
augustly
augustness
augustnesses
augusts
auk (current term)
auklet
auklets
auks
aukward
aukwardly
aukwardness
aul
aula
aula magna
aulacogen
aulacogens
aulae
aularian
aularians

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