Definition of Little auk

1. Noun. Small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions.

Exact synonyms: Dovekie, Plautus Alle
Generic synonyms: Auk
Group relationships: Genus Plautus, Plautus

Definition of Little auk

1. Noun. A dovekie, a bird of the species ''Alle alle''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Auk

little(a)
little-ease
little-eases
little-endian
little-finger
little-go
little-head snakeweed
little-leaf fig
little-league team
little-owl
little Eichmann
little Eichmanns
little Hitler
little Hitlers
little auk
little auks
little barley
little black ant
little black book
little black dress
little blue heron
little bluestem
little bluestems
little boy's room
little boy's rooms
little boys
little boys' room
little boys' rooms
little brother

Literary usage of Little auk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe: With a Historical Review of by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1885)
"A portion of the flock now flies up again, others seek their safety like rats in concealment THE little auk. ..."

2. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1816)
"... THE little auk. LITTLE BLACK AND WHITE DIVER, GREENLAND DOVE, OR SEA-TURTLE. (Aka die, Lin.—Lepetit Guillemot, Huff.) THIS is a plump round-shaped bird, ..."

3. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"Legs abdomin il, short; feet of three toes, all directed forwards, and united by a membrane. Wings and tail short. THE little auk, or Common ..."

4. Amid Snowy Wastes: Wild Life on the Spitsbergen Archipelago by Seton Paul Gordon (1922)
"The little auk (plotus alle), as we see him in winter in British waters, ... Of all Spitsbergen birds, I think that the fulmar and the little auk are the ..."

5. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"The little auk, although a strong and swift flier, accomplishes its long flights by an apparently heavy expenditure of energy. Their wings are short and ..."

6. A Thousand Days in the Arctic by Frederick George Jackson (1899)
"... (HEN) little auk SNOW-BUNTING (COCK) cloudless sunny sky, with considerable visibility and 24° of frost ; in fact, one of those pleasant sunny days so ..."

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