|
|
1. (n.) auk
any of several small-winged black and white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet.
Etymology: (1665–75; < Scand)
|
| Definition of 'auk' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) auk
black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
|
| Definition of 'auk' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) auk
a name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (/ Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'auk' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of auk 
