small, black and white seabird of the North Atlantic. The dovekie belongs to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes). It is about 20 centimetres ... [1 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/70
Dove'kie noun (Zoology) A guillemot ( Uria grylle ), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/115