Definition of great auk
: an extinct large flightless auk (Pinguinus impennis) formerly abundant along North Atlantic coasts
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Like the dodo and the great auk, the tiger found a curious immortality as a global icon of extinction, more renowned for the tragedy of its death than for its life, about which little is known.
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First Known Use of great auk
1768
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