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auk
[ awk ]
noun
- any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
auk
/ ɔ˰ì /
noun
- any of various diving birds of the family Alcidae of northern oceans having a heavy body, short tail, narrow wings, and a black-and-white plumage: order Charadriiformes See also great auk razorbill auk
- little auk or dovekiea small short-billed auk, Plautus alle, abundant in Arctic regions
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of auk1
1665–75; < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse alka
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of auk1
C17: from Old Norse Äå±ô°ì²¹; related to Swedish alka, Danish alke
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Acoustic recordings of a colony of little auks reveal their nocturnal activities and offer valuable monitoring means for avian biology in the Arctic.
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"In the small intestine/of the little auk/we found Mexico City, Manila, Shanghai, New York."
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Despite their prodigious size, Kumimanu and Petradyptes possessed primitive flippers reminiscent of modern seabirds like auks and puffins that fly and dive.
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Many sights described in his vivid prose can no longer be seen, like the great auk, which the naturalist mistakenly called a penguin.
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I'd better forgo the five syllables And stick with “a gull!†or “an auk!â€
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