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noun
Auk  n.  (Zool.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca impennis (or Plautus impennis). The razor-billed auk is Alca torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.





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"Auk" Quotes from Famous Books



... village of the Auk tribe, venerable Toyatte seemed to be unusually pensive, as if weighed down by some melancholy thought. This was so unusual that I waited attentively to find out the cause of ...
— Travels in Alaska • John Muir


Words linked to "Auk" :   seabird, Plautus alle, seafowl, razor-billed auk, dovekie, sea bird, razorbill, Alcidae, great auk, little auk, Pinguinus impennis, guillemot, auklet


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