auk

auk

noun \ˈȯk\

Definition of AUK

: 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

Illustration of AUK

Origin of AUK

Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka

First Known Use: 1674

Rhymes with AUK

balk, calk, caulk, chalk, gawk, hawk, Koch, Sauk, squawk, stalk, talk, walk