alcid
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.al·cid
noun \ˈal-səd\Definition of ALCID
: any of a family (Alcidae, the alcid family) of web-footed diving birds with short legs and wings that includes the auks, murres, and puffins
Origin of ALCID
New Latin Alcidae, from Alca type, genus, from Swedish alka auk, from Norwegian — more at auk
First Known Use: 1885
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