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auk

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
auk 
          Listen to the pronunciation of auk
Pronunciation:
\ˈȯk\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka
Date:
1674
: any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds of the alcid family that breed in colder parts of the northern hemisphere — compare great auk
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