Look up: Auk

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   auk
   [n] - black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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   Auk
   Auk noun [ Prov. English alk ; akin to Danish alke , Icelandic & Swedish alka .] (Zoology) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ . The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis . The razor-billed auk is A. torda . See Puffin , Guillemot , and Murre .
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   auk
   <ornithology> A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. Torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre. ... Origin: Prov. E. Alk; akin to Dan. Alke, Icel. & Sw. Alka. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   auk
   noun black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
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   Auk
   `Auks` are birds of the family `Alcidae` in the order Charadriiformes. They are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits. Nevertheless they are not closely related to the penguins, but rather are an example of moderate convergent evolution. In contrast to penguins, the modern auks are able to fly (with the exception of the recently extinct Great Auk). They are good sw...
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   AUK
   `AUK` and similar can mean: * Auk, a type of bird * The Auk, an American ornithological journal * Audax UK, a cycling organisation * American University in Kosovo, part of the Rochester Institute of Technology * alt.usenet.kooks, a Usenet newsgroup * American University of Kuwait, a non-profit making university in Kuwait
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   Auk
   • (n.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (/ Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
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   auk
   in general, any of the 22 species (21 living) of diving birds of the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes), but especially three species, the great ... [3 related articles]
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   auk
   auk (ôk) , common name for a member of the family Alcidae (alcid family), swimming and diving birds of the N Atlantic and Pacific, which includes the guillemots and puffins. Their legs are set far back on their bodies, making them clumsy on land, where they seldom venture except to nest. The e...
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