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1. (n.) dovekie
a small short-billed black-and-white auk, Alle alle, of N Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
Etymology: (1815–25; dove1+-kie compound suffix (see -ock , -ie ))
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1. (noun) little auk, dovekie, Plautus alle
small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions
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1. (noun) dovekie
a guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove
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